This last decade has seen the dramatic growth of self-help groups as well as the escalation of reported depression. It is not a coincidence that these two seemingly separate subjects rise from a common background: that is, feelings of isolation and helplessness in combination with an existing proble
Peer self-help groups
β Scribed by Philip Wexler
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 266 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-2720
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Some self-help groups prohibit professional involvement (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous), and other groups (e.g., Mended Hearts, a group for heart attack victims) have extensive involvement with professionals. Many theorists and researchers argue convincingly that groups which are professionally led are