About this resource:
Source: The Cochrane Collaborative
Last Reviewed: July 2006
Workgroups: Substance Use Workgroup
In this Cochrane systematic review, the Cochrane Collaborative found no studies demonstrating that Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and other 12‐step approaches are effective at reducing alcohol use in people with alcohol dependence compared with other treatments. Researchers found problems with the studies in the review, including that many different interventions were often compared in the same study and too many hypotheses were tested at once to identify which factors determined treatment success.
Objectives related to this resource (1)
Little or no detectable change
Suggested Citation
Ferri, M., Amato, L. & Davoli, M. (2006). Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programmes for alcohol dependence. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006 (3). DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005032.pub2.