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Franko, Debra L. – Small Group Behavior, 1987
Implemented weekly self-help group for female anorexics and bulimics. Eighteen women who had consistently attended sessions evaluated group six months after it had begun. Found that self-help group benefited most members. Discusses findings in relation to curative factors of such groups. Offers suggestions for professionals interested in…
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Females, Foreign Countries
Lieberman, Morton A.; McCall, Mary E. – 1985
A recent review of published and unpublished data suggests that the elderly are underrepresented in most self-help groups. Some national groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous do serve the aged but many others such as widow groups do not. A recent national survey of over 3,000 households conducted by Mellinger and Balter examined the use of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Group Counseling, Group Therapy, Mental Health
Miller, William R. – 1978
Self-help approaches to the treatment of problem drinking were investigated in five studies, including methods oriented toward controlled drinking as well as those designed to produce abstinence. Study 1 explored the utility of a self-help manual as an agent in improving maintenance following treatment by a paraprofessional. Clients who read this…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Bibliotherapy
Brandon, Thomas H.; And Others – 1985
Recent smoking treatment programs have shifted emphasis from initial cessation rates to long-term abstinence, with aversion therapy and coping response training having had the most success. A smoking cessation treatment consisting of rapid smoking and behavioral counseling was supplemented with two maintenance treatments. After completing the…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Change Strategies, Coping
Schnidman, Robert E.; Layne, Christopher – 1980
Group assertion training has employed a variety of techniques including bibliotherapy, behavioral rehearsal, and didactic lecture presentations. Whether didactic information affects behavior, structure, and/or self-evaluation is unknown, and it is not clear whether behavioral practice enhances the effects of didactic training upon behavior,…
Descriptors: Adults, Assertiveness, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification