The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (816 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807035874 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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“A searing critique of the rehab industry.”—Psychotherapy Networker“As always, Dr. Finally, and not to be missed, this book also serves as a treatment guide for anyone seeking help with their own or a loved one’s alcohol use.”—Howard J. Read this book!”—Stanton Peele, Ph.D., author of Recover!“Provocative, illuminating, persuasive, and lucid, The Sober Truth will enrage some, reassure others, but inform all. Dodes and Dodes thoughtfully and rigorously trace the history of alcoho
The Sober Truth builds a powerful response to the monopoly of the 12-step program and explodes the myth that these programs offer an acceptable or universal solution to the deeply personal problem of addiction. Dodes explores the entire story of AA’s rise, from its origins in early fundamentalist religious and mystical beliefs to its present-day place of privilege in politics and media. Yet the evidence shows that AA has only a 5–10 percent success rate—hardly better than no treatment at all. He also pores over the research to highlight the best peer-reviewed studies available and discovers that they reach a grim consensus on the program’s overall success. Dodes analyzes dozens of studies to reveal a startling pattern of errors, misjudgments, and biases. But The Sober Truth is more than a book about addiction. It is also a book about science and how and why AA and rehab became so popular, despite the discouraging data. The Sober Truth includes true stories from Dr. Despite this, doctors, employers, and judges regularly refer addicted people to treatment programs and rehab facilities based on the 12-step model. Dr. Lance Dodes exposes the deeply flawed science th
He earned a BA from Yale University and an MFA from the University of Southern California.From the Hardcover edition.. He lives in Southern California.Zachary Dodes is a freelance writer based in Southern California. He is the author of The Heart of Addiction and Breaking Addiction. Lance Dodes, MD, has been treating people with addictions for more than three decades. He is a Training and Supervising analyst emeritu
tedlyxx said THE ROAD WELL TRAVELED AND NOTHING NEW.. The book just goes over years of research showing that AA/NA is not the cure all its proponents make it out to be. The chief problem in the treatment field is the lack of education and proper training of virtually all addiction counselors including social workers. The 1"THE ROAD WELL TRAVELED AND NOTHING NEW." according to tedlyxx. The book just goes over years of research showing that AA/NA is not the cure all its proponents make it out to be. The chief problem in the treatment field is the lack of education and proper training of virtually all addiction counselors including social workers. The 12 step model is all they know so they use it as a one size fits all model of treatment and blame the patient if treatment failsor, mo. step model is all they know so they use it as a one size fits all model of treatment and blame the patient if treatment failsor, mo. Your sky-daddy is not coming to save you Lydia Colton This book is of course, correct. It rightfully debunks the myth that god-programs of the 12 steps come even close to qualifying as "treatment." But people have been debunking this myth for decades now, and I've seen nothing change. The U.S. "treatment" centers are still overwhelmingly based in faith-healing, even though faith-healing has long since fallen out of fashion as a type of legitimate treatm. Jack Wagoner's Amazon Profile said Very interesting but provides few answers. The firs part of the book does a good job of debunking the "science of AA" and the need for much more studies on addiction that have never been done. When he gets into going through various aspects of AA and seeks to debunk all of those without any science and just through his own arguments, he kind of loses some credibility with me. I mean, there are a lot of counterarguments to a lot of what he say