Self-Help Treatment Programs

doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.131.6.631

Am J Psychiatry 131:631-635, June 1974
doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.131.6.631
© 1974 American Psychiatric Association



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Self-Help Treatment Programs

MATTHEW P. DUMONT M.D.¹

¹ Assistant Commissioner for Drug Rehabilitation, Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, 190 Portland St., Boston, Mass. 02114

Self-help treatment programs have emerged as a significantdevelopment in the human services for a growing number of populationsin need. The author explores their history, range, and prospectsfor the future as well as their sociological and political roots.The self-help movement is considered to have profound implicationsfor mental health caregiving systems.

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