Circles of Recovery Self-Help Organizations for Addictions |
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| Author:
| Humphreys, Keith |
| Series title: | International Research Monographs in the Addictions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-17637-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.95 |
Book Description:
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Self-help organizations across the world have attracted tens of millions of individuals seeking to address addiction problems with drugs or alcohol. For the first time, this book provides an integrative, international review of research on these organizations, focusing on efficacy, how they affect individual members and whether self-help groups and formal health care systems can work together to combat substance abuse. In addition, it provides practical strategies for how individual...
More DescriptionSelf-help organizations across the world have attracted tens of millions of individuals seeking to address addiction problems with drugs or alcohol. For the first time, this book provides an integrative, international review of research on these organizations, focusing on efficacy, how they affect individual members and whether self-help groups and formal health care systems can work together to combat substance abuse. In addition, it provides practical strategies for how individual clinicians and treatment systems can interact with self-help organizations in a way that improves outcomes for patients.