What type of therapy does AA use?

Alcoholics Anonymous, a completely anonymous program, does not offer professional counseling or inpatient rehab. Rather, it provides peer-based support to people who are experiencing an alcohol addiction. Participants in the program work through 12 steps using the 12 traditions of the program.

Why is it difficult to assess the effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous?

Among the issues identified as limiting AA’s effectiveness are the movement’s preoccupation with drinking and sobriety and lack of concern for other problems. Also, the possibility is raised that AA’s insistence that its members are but “one drink away from a drunk” can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Which is considered the most effective treatment for alcoholism?

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), the worldwide fellowship of sobriety seekers, is the most effective path to abstinence. So says a study published today in Cochrane Database of Systematic Review.

Is CBT more effective than AA?

The 2020 Cochrane results show that AA is more effective than CBT, can also help some people maintain continuous abstinence, and may be a factor in higher intensity drinking when continuous abstinence is broken.

How does Alcoholics Anonymous help members stay sober?

Among the many ways that participation in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) helps its members stay sober, two appear to be most important — spending more time with individuals who support efforts toward sobriety and increased confidence in the ability to maintain abstinence in social situations.

Does Alcoholics Anonymous fellowship help more than therapy?

A Stanford researcher and two collaborators conducted an extensive review of Alcoholics Anonymous studies and found that the fellowship helps more people achieve sobriety than therapy does.

How many Alcoholics Anonymous groups are there?

The Alcoholics Anonymous model — open to all and free — has spread around the globe, and AA now boasts over 2 million members in 180 nations and more than 118,000 groups.

Does AA participation improve recovery after alcoholism?

Overall results indicated that greater participation in AA during the first three months of the study period was independently associated with more successful recovery over the following year.