Am J Psychiatry 1988; 145:1248-1253
Copyright © 1988 by American Psychiatric Association
Zealous self-help groups as adjuncts to psychiatric treatment: a study of Recovery, Inc
M Galanter
Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, NY 10016.
In a controlled study of Recovery, Inc., a self-help program for people
with psychiatric problems, the author found a decline in both symptoms and
concomitant psychiatric treatment after subjects had joined the group.
Scores for neurotic distress reported after joining were considerably lower
than those reported for the period before joining. Scores for psychological
well-being of longstanding Recovery members were no different from those of
community control subjects, and fewer long-term members than recent members
were being treated with psychotropic medication and psychotherapy. The
author concludes that peer-led self-help groups have value as an adjunct to
psychiatric treatment.
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