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ArticleAlcoholism treatment quarterly2023

Giving and Receiving Help among Persons Entering Sober Living Houses.

Douglas L Polcin, Elizabeth Mahoney, Meenakshi Subbaraman, Amy A Mericle

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Article in Alcoholism treatment quarterly, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Douglas L PolcinBehavioral Health and Recovery Studies, Public Health Institute, Oakland, California.ORCID 0000-0002-6518-862
Elizabeth MahoneyBehavioral Health and Recovery Studies, Public Health Institute, Oakland, California.
Meenakshi SubbaramanBehavioral Health and Recovery Studies, Public Health Institute, Oakland, California.
Amy A MericleAlcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, Emeryville, California.

Funding

Peer Helping, Retention, and Relapse in Sober Living HousesR01AA028252 · NIAAA · PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE · PI POLCIN, DOUGLAS L · 2020 to 2024
$2.5M
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA028252
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Giving and receiving help are integral to creating the social environments necessary to support recovery. However, studies assessing the effects of helping behaviors have focused primarily on the benefits derived from giving help to others in 12-step programs and treatment. The current study examined the frequency of giving and receiving help among 188 persons entering sober living houses (SLHs), a type of recovery home that is common in California. Helping was assessed in three contexts: the SLH, 12-step meetings they attended, and interactions with their family and friends. Residents who gave help to others in one of these contexts tended to also receive help in that context. Residents who reported giving or receiving help in one context tended to report giving and receiving help in other contexts. Study findings suggest helping in recovery occurs in a broader, more reciprocal manner than currently conceptualized. Studies should address how giving and receiving help in different contexts affects recovery outcomes. Research is also needed to describe the determinants of giving and receiving help. Considerations for facilitating help among SLH residents are described.

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HelpingRecovery CapitalRecovery HomeSober Living HouseSocial ModelSocial Support

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PMID37982020
PMCPMC10655961

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