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Peer reviewedJurik, Nancy C. – Small Group Behavior, 1987
Examined techniques of persuasion used in self-help organization for persons with mental problems. Concludes that successful affiliation with the group is a conversion process and that, although acceptance of the organizational ideology may facilitate an individual member's recovery, it simultaneously reinforces an understanding of mental problems…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Group Dynamics, Mental Disorders, Participant Characteristics
