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Peer reviewedGartner, Alan – Social Policy, 1976
Suggests that the single most important common denominator of the various types of self-help groups examined may be that the role of the person who has already lived through the experience is critical for helping others. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Group Dynamics, Mental Health
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A recent review of published and unpublished data suggests that the elderly are underrepresented in most self-help groups.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
