Re:Alcoholics Anonymous vs. other approaches: the evidence i...
by placer on Saturday March 14, 2020 @04:11AM
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Itβs been established for a long time in the treatment field that AA (or pretty much anything else) works a lot better than no treatment.
Brandsma 1980 is the only study I can think of off of the top of my head comparing AA (and a few other therapies) to no treatment; AA (and everything else) did significantly better than getting no help.
What this new Cochrane study demonstrates is that AA is more effective at giving alcoholics long-term abstinence than traditional psychotherapy treatments.
Brandsma 1980 is the only study I can think of off of the top of my head comparing AA (and a few other therapies) to no treatment; AA (and everything else) did significantly better than getting no help.
What this new Cochrane study demonstrates is that AA is more effective at giving alcoholics long-term abstinence than traditional psychotherapy treatments.