Comparison of Self-Help Groups for Mental Health Journal Articles

abstract

• This study examines and compares three international mental health self-help organizations: Recovery, Inc., Emotions Anonymous, and GROW International. The authors investigated membership characteristics, ideologies, meeting procedures, and the organizational characteristics of degree of centralization and formalization, roles of professionals, and sources of funding. The findings suggest differences in what types of clients benefit from participation in each of the three organizations, and counter criticisms of self-help groups.

authors

• Kurtz, Linda Farris
• Chambon, Adrienne

status

• published 

publication date

• 1987

has subject area

• 1607 Social Work (FoR)
• Group Processes (MeSH)
• Group Structure (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Mental Disorders (MeSH)
• Referral and Consultation (MeSH)
• Self-Help Groups (MeSH)
• Social Work (Science Metrix)
• Social Work, Psychiatric (MeSH)

published in

• Health & Social Work  Journal

keywords

• Group Processes
• Group Structure
• Humans
• Mental Disorders
• Referral and Consultation
• Self-Help Groups
• Social Work, Psychiatric

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1093/hsw/12.4.275

PubMed ID

• 3679015

start page

• 275

end page

• 283

volume

• 12

issue

• 4