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Anonymous (1955). Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism, 2nd ed. A.A. World Services. OCLC 269381. Before the publication of The Big Book, alcoholism in America was viewed largely as it had been in the 19th century. [22] The temperance movements of the 19th century and the recent experiment with Prohibition focused on the individual, promoted by "degenerationism, the theory that biological factors, toxic environmental influences or moral vices may trigger a cascade of social, moral and medical problems". This theory was a holdover from the pre-Darwinian belief that offspring inherited acquired character traits from their parents, although this is now well evidenced in the scientific literature. The increase in scientific knowledge in the early 20th century led to questions about this view of alcoholics, but the view still dominated for the first 30 years of the century. A decisive turn toward seeing alcoholism as a disease was the publication of The Big Book and the founding of A.A. [22] See also [ edit ] Results for 'Alcoholics Anonymous: the story of how many thousands of men and women have RECOVERED from alcoholism.' > 'Book' [WorldCat.org]". www.worldcat.org. However, not all reviewers, especially those in the medical field, found merit in the book. The review that appeared in the October 1939 volume of the Journal of the American Medical Association called the book "a curious combination of organizing propaganda and religious exhortation…in no sense a scientific book." [20] Similarly, the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease said The Big Book was "big in words…a rambling sort of camp meeting…Of the inner meaning of alcoholism there is hardly a word. It is all on the surface material." [21] This review went on to "degrade" the alcoholic: "Inasmuch as the alcoholic, speaking generally, lives a wish-fulfilling infantile regression to the omnipotent delusional state, perhaps he is best handled for the time being at least by regressive mass psychological methods, in which, as is realized, religious fervors belong, hence the religious trend of the book." The views about the book and about alcoholism espoused in these two journals was typical of how alcoholics and other addicts were viewed by many in the psychiatric field during the middle of the 20th century. [22] Later editions [ edit ] In light of current professional views of alcoholism, is the Big Book still appropriate in understanding the nature of the alcoholism and/or other addictive behaviours?

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Alcoholics Anonymous (2001). Alcoholics Anonymous (4ed.). New York City: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. ISBN 1-893007-16-2. Big Book Online, Chap. 3" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-14 . Retrieved 2013-03-14. Self-Help/ Instructional: The Big Book by Alcoholics Anonymous". TIME. August 30, 2011. Archived from the original on August 31, 2011.

Abraham Twerski was the most positive of the three experts, claiming that "the continuing relevance of the Big Book to today's alcoholic is precisely due to the fact that it does not seek to treat nor teach by its contents. Rather, it is a description of a program that is effective, and provides testimonials of people whom the program has helped." Twerski also praised the ability of the 12-step program to treat other addictions as well "because the 12-steps are a protocol for personality, for growth, and for self-realization, a process of value to even the non-alcoholic or non-addicted individual." Twerski's praise is most easily summed up with his conclusion that "the Big Book and A.A. remain as effective today as the day they came into being, and are likely to remain unfettered by the continuing passage of time." [24] Legacy [ edit ] G. Alan Marlatt also questioned the necessity of a need for a Higher Power but concluded that he was "impressed with the amazing success of A.A. over the past 50 years of its existence. If alcoholism is really a disease of the spirit (for which alcohol is no real solution), then it makes sense that the religious fellowship of A.A. provides fulfillment of the alcoholic's underlying craving for union with a Higher Power. Especially if it keeps its members sober, which A.A. often does." [24] In your opinion, does the Big Book represent an effective therapeutic model for alcoholism and/or other addictive behaviours? The main goal of the book is to make it possible for the reader to find a power greater than himself to solve his problem. The writers indicate that an alcoholic "of our type" can under no circumstances become a moderate drinker: only abstinence and the understanding of the community of alcoholics can lead to recovery. By way of anecdotal evidence, the example is provided of a man who, after 25 years sobriety, began to drink moderately and within two months landed in hospital. The reasoning is that once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic. Marc Galanter; Herbert Kleber (2008). "The History of AA". The American Psychiatric Publishing textbook of substance abuse treatment. American Psychiatric Pub. p.503. ISBN 978-1-58562-276-4.At the time of the publication of the first edition, The Big Book was typically well received by most critics, referred to by one reviewer as "the greatest redemptive force of the 20th century." [16] A reviewer for the New York Times stated that the thesis of the book had more of a sound base psychologically than any other book on the subject and that the book is unlike any other book ever published. [17] Other critics called the book extraordinary and stated that it deserved the attention of anyone worried about the problem of alcoholism. [18] Alcoholics Anonymous: Press Releases". Archived from the original on 2013-09-03 . Retrieved 2013-09-02. Anonymous (2010). The Book That Started It All: The Original Working Manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous. Hazelden Publishing. ISBN 978-1-59285-947-4. a b c Mann, Karl; Hermann, Derik; Heinz, Andreas (January 2000). "Karl Mann, Derik Hermann, and Andreas Heinz, "One Hundred Years of Alcoholism: The Twentieth Century," Alcohol and Alcoholism, (2000) 35 (1):10-15". Alcohol and Alcoholism. 35 (1): 10–15. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/35.1.10. PMID 10684770. Foderaro, Lisa W. (2007-07-06). "Alcoholics Anonymous Founder's House Is a Self-Help Landmark". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-11-01.