AWARENESS OF SELF-CHANGE AS A PATHWAY TO RECOVERY FOR ALCOHOL ABUSERS- RESULTS FROM 5 DIFFERENT GROUPS

Authors
CUNNINGHAM JA SOBELL LC SOBELL MB
Citation
Ja. Cunningham et al., AWARENESS OF SELF-CHANGE AS A PATHWAY TO RECOVERY FOR ALCOHOL ABUSERS- RESULTS FROM 5 DIFFERENT GROUPS, Addictive behaviors, 23(3), 1998, pp. 399-404
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Substance Abuse","Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
Addictive behaviors → ACNP
ISSN journal
03064603
Volume
23
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
399 - 404
Database
ISI
SICI code
0306-4603(1998)23:3<399:AOSAAP>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Results from several recent studies, particularly general population s urveys, reveal that self-change (recovery from alcohol problems withou t treatment) is a major pathway to recovery from alcohol problems. Res ults from five different groups of subjects, however, suggest that mos t people are unaware of this fact. Reasons for this lack of awareness are discussed, and suggestions are made as to the implications of incr easing the public's awareness about self-changes as a way of recoverin g from alcohol problems. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd.