The first volume to address both self-help and support groups, and to provide a clear
distinction between the two, Self-Help and Support Groups dispels misunderstandings and …

Why do millions of consumers in the United States struggling with the consequences of
overconsumption believe that membership in a support group is crucial to their well-being …

Trauma is prevalent among clients with substance abuse issues, yet addictions counselors'
training in trauma approaches is limited. The purpose of the current article is to provide …

In the 1980s, the Reagan and Bush administrations reduced funding for community mental
health programs and began instead to support substance abuse treatment agencies. One …

Although the idea of “illness” helped many early and later members of Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA) to understand their alcoholism. Alcoholics Anonymous neither originated …

Objective This study examined differences in outcomes, alcoholism treatment utilization, and
costs between alcoholic individuals with no previous treatment history who chose to attend …

GRASSROOTS associations (GAs) are locally based, significantly autonomous, volunteer-
run, formal nonprofit groups that manifest significant voluntary altruism as a group; they use …

The process of an enhanced application of the spiritual self-help 12-step program of
Alcoholics Anonymous in a professional counseling approach is described. Two integrated …

Describes broad moments in history that focus on the relationship between spirituality and
psychotherapy. The earliest of these moments occurred before the birth of psychotherapy …

I am indebted to many people who have helped me with my research into the Philokalia.
First and foremost, I must acknowledge my enormous debt to Andrew Louth. It was he who …