Criticisms of Al-Anon
Al-Anon emphasizes alcoholism cannot be arrested by its members' intervention.
A 1999 clinical analysis of methods used by Concerned Significant Others to encourage alcoholics to seek treatment has shown participation in Al-Anon to be effective towards this goal. The same psychologists found that an approach they call Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), was significantly more effective than Al-Anon participation for the purposes of arresting alcoholism in others. Spouses of alcoholics wait, on average, seven years before making an intervention.
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