Bibliograph

If you work it, it works!, the science behind 12 step recovery, Joseph Nowinski, PhD

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If you work it, it works!, the science behind 12 step recovery, Joseph Nowinski, PhD

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-217)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

If you work it, it works!

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

884815277

Responsibility statement

Joseph Nowinski, PhD

Sub title

the science behind 12 step recovery

Summary

"Since the publication of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1939, the Twelve Steps have been central to staying sober for millions of people around the world. Countless recovery and treatment organizations have adopted the Steps as their program for abstaining from addictive behaviors. But recently a growing chorus of critics has questioned the science behind this model. In this book, Nowinski calls upon the latest research, as well as his own seminal Project MATCH study, to show why systematically working a Twelve Step program yields predictable and successful outcomes. Whether you're thinking of joining a Twelve Step group, or simply want to understand the science fueling one of the greatest social movements of our time, this book is for you. As any AA member will tell you, "It works if you work it." Clinical psychologist Joseph Nowinski, Ph. D has taught at the University of California San Francisco and the University of Connecticut, where he also served as Supervising Psychologist, University of Connecticut Health Center. His Twelve Step Facilitation Therapy is listed in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices. Coauthor of Almost Alcoholic with Robert Doyle, Nowinski also blogs regularly for the Huffington Post and Psychology Today."--, Provided by publisher"In simple terms, Nowinski explains the research behind the effectiveness of Twelve Step programs"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

It works. From the horse's mouth: what AA's membership surveys tell us ; The view from outside: AA and recovery ; Focused therapies: facilitating AA involvement ; The great abstinence debate -- How it works. The dynamics of recovery I: social networks and recovery ; The dynamics of recovery II: spirituality and sponsorship -- Neurological factors. Recovery and the brain ; Mental illness and twelve step recovery

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