Mutual Aid

Mutual Aid: An Introduction and Evaluation

Anonymous and Punitive: Mutual Aid Addiction Therapies in Mexico City

Over the past decade, Mexico has seen a disturbing increase in violence related to the War on Drugs as well as an increase in the problematic use of addictive drugs, particularly crack cocaine. Meanwhile, it is estimated that over 90% of Mexico’s addiction treatment is provided by Alcoholics Anonymous-based residential treatment centers, invented in Mexico, referred to as anexos—the vast majori...

Mutual aid groups in psychiatry and substance misuse

s of published papers were sought from Medline, CINAHL, and the British Library ESTAR. For example, in the data set Medline 1966–2004, the search term ‘psychiatry, substance misuse and self-help group’ identified 348 papers, from which four abstracts relevant to our objectives were pursued, and the search ‘psychiatry, substance misuse and mutual aid group’ identified seven papers, of which one ...

Religiosity and participation in mutual-aid support groups for addiction.

Mutual-aid support groups play a vital role in substance abuse treatment in the United States. A national survey of mutual-aid support groups for addiction was conducted to identify key differences between participants in recovery groups. Survey data indicate that active involvement in support groups significantly improves one's chances of remaining clean and sober, regardless of the group in w...

Dual-focus mutual aid for co-occurring disorders: a quasi-experimental outcome evaluation study.

Previous observational research has indicated the effectiveness of a 12-step, dual-focus mutual aid group, Double Trouble in Recovery (DTR), for assisting individuals to recover from co-occurring substance use and psychiatric disorders. The current study extends this line of research by evaluating DTR with a quasi-experimental design; controlled designs are rare in studies of mutual aid. Patien...