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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Twelve-Step"”.
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IDENTIFICATION OF RELAPSE FACTORS OF ALCOHOLICS AFTER THEIR FIRST TWELVE STEP PROGRAM
… for alcoholics who have relapsed after their twelve‑step program. It is beneficial to understand relapse factors for alcoholics in order to provide effective treatment plans, services, and goals that will assist in attaining sobriety from alcohol. The research study used a qualitative …
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The development and initial validation of the Glassboro Inventory for Twelve-Step (GIFTS)
… was to collect qualitative data regarding twelve-step programs which was then used to inform the creation of a new measure of twelve-step engagement. Focus groups were conducted, consisting of twelve-step members, to ascertain an insider perspective on the twelve-step experience. Results …
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Using Metaphors to Explore the Experiences of Powerlessness Among Women in Twelve-Step Substance Abuse Recovery
Twelve-Step programs of substance abuse recovery are the most popular and most used mutual-help model in the U.S. One of the pivotal aspects of Twelve-Step is the often controversial idea of powerlessness. While a few recent dissertations have been conducted to look at issues related to women in …
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The impact of a residential substance abuse treatment for women
<p>During the early development of the twelve-step program, it was an effort to help middle class older white males that abuse alcohol. Since the 1930's the twelve-steps have been used to treat women and men from all different backgrounds that have experimented with a variety of drugs. The purposes …
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MMPI patterns in codependency: Before and after treatment.
… originated within the addiction studies arena, Twelve-Step programs have taken on the challenge of treating the fast-growing population of "codependents". The purpose of the present study was twofold. First, it investigated personality characteristics and traits shared by individuals having been …
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The Efficacy of Overeaters Anonymous in Fostering Abstinence in Binge-Eating Disorder and Bulimia Nervosa
… binge-eating disorder and Bulimia Nervosa in the twelve-step recovery program of Overeaters Anonymous. The data were gathered through the completion of a survey by 231 active members of Overeaters Anonymous in the Washington metropolitan area. In addition to assessing the demographic composition …
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Development of a power electronics for a flywheel energy storage system
… is a problem associated with the existing six-step brushless DC motor/generator control in the generator mode. A twelve-step control scheme is proposed to solve this problem. Third, high-switching frequency is necessary for the flywheel charger/discharger in order to reduce the size/weight of …
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State-dependent model, multi-step-ahead, multiple forecasts: Experience with the United States unemployment rate series
… the bilinear models have been used for one to twelve step ahead forecasting. The models fitted in the state dependent framework outperform other models, and the bilinear models outperform the linear model. The performance of the existing forecast accuracy comparison tests has been analyzed …
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Case study to evaluate effectiveness of a treatment approach for comorbid anxiety and depression
… in a private counseling facility based on the twelve-step model of Alcoholics Anonymous. She completed various formal assessments of anxiety and depression periodically during the course of treatment, as well as a satisfaction survey following the termination of treatment. The literature …
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Women In Alcoholics Anonymous: A Qualitative Research Study
… navigate the complicated power dynamics of twelve-step programs, specifically AA, to achieve long-term sobriety. This study attempts to understand how women in AA are appropriating and shaping AA and its reliance on the twelve-steps in unique and resourceful ways to make recovery their own. …
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A Comparison of the Kodaly Methodology and Feierabend's Conversational Solfege
… The Kodaly method utilizes three main steps: preparation, presentation, and practice. Conversational Solfege uses a twelve step process similar to the three stages found in the Kodaly method. Throughout instruction, different musical concepts may be presented at various stages in both …
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Addiction to Prescription Drugs: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis and Constructionist Study
… of addictive disorder and the rise of the Twelve Step program for addiction. Addiction, as a culturally constructed phenomenon, is still a hotly contested issue, with extreme views on opposite ends of the spectrum, even among treating professionals. Prescription medication addiction, in …
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EVALUATION OF INTERVENTIONS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF VETERANS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS
… individual therapy, peer support groups and twelve step meetings. Data collected revealed that a combination of these services, used simultaneously, was more effective than one service or no services at all.</p>
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The Development of Sequential Silylcarbocyclization Silicon-Based Cross -Coupling Reactions and Their Application in the Total Synthesis of Isodomoic Acid H
… H. This total synthesis was achieved via a short twelve step longest linear sequence, in which the key transformations include a diastereoselective rhodium-catalyzed carbonylative silylcarbocyclization reaction of a vinylglycine-derived 1,6-enyne, a desilylative iodination reaction with an …
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The Development of Sequential Silylcarbocyclization Silicon-Based Cross-Coupling Reactions and Their Application in the Total Synthesis of Isodomoic Acid H
… H. This total synthesis was achieved via a short twelve step longest linear sequence, in which the key transformations include a diastereoselective rhodium-catalyzed carbonylative silylcarbocyclization reaction of a vinylglycine-derived 1,6-enyne, a desilylative iodination reaction with an …
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Synthetic Study Of Karlotoxins And Investigation Of Alpha-Diaminoboryl Carbanion Chemistry
… fragment of the KmTx5, a congener of KmTx2, in a twelve-step reaction sequence starting from a reported tetrahydropyranyl intermediate which can be readily prepared from D-mannose in four steps following the literature precedent. α-Boryl carbanion species are known to exhibit excellent olefinating …
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Transformational texts: genre, discourse and subjectivity in the self-help book
… 'symbiotic' commercial materials and a generic twelve-step sequence of discourse emergence is also offered. This traces the discourse of post-traumatic stress from its diffuse beginnings to its present linguistic entrenchment in commercial publications. The research is thus original at two …
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Examing Positive Psychological Constructs in the Context of 12-Step Recovery
Twelve step organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous are free, community-based fellowships. Such organizations are the most widely sought recovery management options, surpassing professional treatment. The emerging evidence base suggests that involvement in such …
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Alcohol Use in Swedish Halls of Residence
… a three hour lecture by therapists trained in twelve-step philosophy (called TSI). The third group did not receive any intervention. The students were then monitored for three years. All students answering the questionnaires received a short personalized feedback, independently of randomisation …
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