Alcoholics Anonymous vs. Other Approaches: The Evidence Is Now In
"For a long time, medical researchers were unsure whether Alcoholics Anonymous worked better than other approaches to treating people with alcohol use disorder. In 2006, a review of the evidence concluded we didn’t have enough evidence to judge.
That has changed."
Take a look at this New York Times articles to find out the results from an updated systematic review published by the Cochrane Collaboration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/0...us-new-evidence.html
Will this new evidence impact how you approach alcohol use disorders treatments?
Very interesting!
Wonder How many Academic Addiction "experts" are CHOKING on their latte as they read this. with no lived experience. A.A. HAS been proven previously by the Match study to be more effective than CBT and other processes in the long-term... and , AS Stated in the Times Article, IS A COMPLETELY FREE Treatment approach ... oops
Seriously...I’d say the biggest issue is that Psychiatrists, psychologists, and other “health care” professionals have a serious lack of HUMILITY.
the challenges around “research” and “evidence” is difficult for obvious reasons. One aspect not mentioned here is around the quality of life for people in recovery.
the mental health system can’t control AA, although they can control Peer Support and are happy to sing it’s praises, as long as the salaries remain low.
I think the mental health “system” lacks character, integrity, and the self-confidence to honour a program like AA.
Many of the cornerstones of Evidence based therapy come straight from the pages of the Big Book in fact.