ReviewAlcohol research : current reviews2020
What Is Recovery?
Review in Alcohol research : current reviews, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 103 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
103 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Examining alcohol use disorder recovery definitions and demographic reporting in studies of structural brain recovery: an updated systematic review and extension.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2026Pooled it
- "You are helping from the heart not just from the head": a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of the experiences of peer workers working with people experiencing homelessness and substance use.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Combined pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for alcohol use disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Associations between suicide ideation, craving, and alcohol use across 12 weeks of outpatient treatment for alcohol use disorder.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2026Trial
- Noninvasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation Reduces Withdrawal-Related Affective Distress and Improves Functional Outcomes in Alcohol Use Disorder: A Feasibility and Acceptability Pilot Study.Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society · 2025Trial
- Intermittent theta burst to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex promoted decreased alcohol consumption and improved outcomes in those with alcohol use disorder: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Trial
- Prediction Rules Identify Which Young Adults Have Higher Rates of Heavy Episodic Drinking After Exposure to 12-Week Text Message Interventions.Substance use & addiction journal · 2024Trial
- Effects of media campaign videos on stigma and attitudes towards treatment seeking for alcohol use disorder: a randomized controlled study.BMC public health · 2023Trial
- Addiction recovery is more than abstinence-our metrics should be too.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
- A meta-review of the evidence on addiction recovery mutual help organizations.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2026Review
- From coming to terms with the gambling problems to post-traumatic growth: A novel nine-stage theoretical model of recovery from gambling disorder.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Article
- Differences Between Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder Referred to Outpatient or Residential Treatment: An Observational Study.Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT · 2026Article
- Cannabis use and beliefs among people in recovery from substance use disorders.Journal of cannabis research · 2026Article
- On the need and contents of a specific addiction recovery research agenda.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
- A One-Year longitudinal study on Surrender to God assessed during addiction treatment.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- More Than a Symptom Count: Measuring Functioning in Alcohol Use Disorder With the Life Stress Interview.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026Article
- Telehealth-Delivered Mindfulness-Based Intervention: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial for Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- The measurement of harm reduction goals and outcomes for substance use: Current state and future directions.Journal of prevention and health promotion · 2026Article
- Effects of participation in a large, online community for substance use disorder recovery: A naturalistic, longitudinal study.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2026Article
- Sleep variability as an important marker of treatment outcomes in a clinical sample receiving psychotherapy treatment for alcohol use disorder.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Article
43 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders and is associated with enormous public health costs. Although AUD and other addictive behaviors have been described as chronic relapsing conditions, most individuals who develop AUD will eventually recover. This narrative review provides an overview of definitions of recovery, with a focus on recovery from AUD. The definitions reviewed include those developed by key stakeholder groups, as well as definitions derived from recent quantitative and qualitative studies of individuals who meet criteria for AUD and attempt to resolve their problems with or without treatment or who self-identify as pursuing or achieving recovery. The literature reviewed supports a definition of recovery as an ongoing dynamic process of behavior change characterized by relatively stable improvements in biopsychosocial functioning and purpose in life. The review concludes that definitions of recovery that rely solely on abstinence from alcohol and the absence of AUD symptoms fail to capture the multidimensional and heterogeneous pathways to recovery that are evident among individuals in general population and clinical samples.
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