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Mutual-help Groups

Mutual-Help Groups is a structured psychosocial intervention format belonging to the broader category of peer-based recovery support systems, distinguished by its reliance on shared experience, voluntary participation, and collective adherence to prescribed behavioral and spiritual principles—most commonly operationalized through twelve-step programs—to facilitate abstinence and sustained behavioral change among individuals recovering from substance use disorders.

361

Publications

16.2K

Citations

804

Authors

394

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

63

Variants

Mutual Help Groups

Parents

Publications

361

Social network activation: The role of health discussion partners in recovery from mental illness

Brea L. Perry, Bernice A. Pescosolido · Social Science & Medicine · 2014 · 370 citations · Full text

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Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered From Alcoholism

Barbara G. Orrok · JAMA · 1989 · 324 citations

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Communal Housing Settings Enhance Substance Abuse Recovery

Leonard A. Jason, Bradley D. Olson, Joseph R. Ferrari et al. · American Journal of Public Health · 2006 · 267 citations · Full text

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Self-Help and Mutual Aid: An Emerging Social Movement?

Alfred H. Katz · Annual Review of Sociology · 1981 · 227 citations

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National Estimates for Mental Health Mutual Support Groups, Self-Help Organizations, and Consumer-Operated Services

Ingrid D. Goldstrom, Jean Campbell, Joseph A. Rogers et al. · Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research · 2005 · 224 citations

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1–5 of 361

Authors

804

  1. JF
    John F. Kelly

    Massachusetts General Hospital, United States

    18 publications · 725 citations

    15

    h-index

  2. KH
    Keith Humphreys

    VA Palo Alto Health Care System, United States

    15 publications · 786 citations

    15

    h-index

  3. LA
    Leonard A. Jason

    DePaul University, United States

    16 publications · 674 citations

    13

    h-index

  4. JR
    Joseph R. Ferrari

    DePaul University, United States

    13 publications · 577 citations

    11

    h-index

  5. JR
    Julian Rappaport

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    10 publications · 629 citations

    10

    h-index

1–5 of 804

Institutions

394

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    16 h-index

    37 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    15 h-index

    38 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. VA Palo Alto Health Care System

    Palo Alto, United States

    14 h-index

    42 publications

    2.2K citations

  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    13 h-index

    20 publications

    949 citations

  5. DePaul University

    Chicago, United States

    13 h-index

    48 publications

    2.1K citations

  6. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    13 h-index

    38 publications

    2K citations

  7. Alcohol Research Group

    Emeryville, United States

    9 h-index

    19 publications

    875 citations

  8. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    902 citations

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Venues

  1. American Journal of Community Psychology

    AJCP · 18 publications · 1.3K citations

    17

    h-index

  2. Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery

    11 publications · 382 citations

    11

    h-index

  3. Social Work With Groups

    11 publications · 390 citations

    10

    h-index

  4. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

    9 publications · 295 citations

    9

    h-index

  5. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

    8 publications · 452 citations

    8

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