(This section will be progressively re-organised to accommodate different reference categories and sub-categories etc ie. articles, websites etc)

Professor Eileen Barker (LSE) on studying cults
Cults: Faith, Healing and Coercion, Galanter M
Traumatic Abuse in Cults: A Psychoanalytic Perspective, Shaw D, Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2003, p. 101
“Cults” and Globalization: Reflections and Questions, Kropveld M. Revised from a presentation at the International Symposium on Cultic Studies (Bangkok, Thailand), organized by Graduate School of Philosophy and Religion, Assumption University, Thailand and the Institute of Religious Studies, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, China, December 15–16, 2011

General Research

The Role of Social Supports, Spirituality, Religiousness, Life Meaning and Affiliation with 12-Step Fellowships in Quality of Life Satisfaction Among Individuals in Recovery from Alcohol and Drug Problems

Pathways to Abstinence: Impact of Alcoholics Anonymous (research based on independent studies which effectively disposes of claims both by those who overstate AA recovery rates (Primary Purpose groups et al), and those who understate such rates (anti-AA websites etc).

Participation in 12-Step-Based Fellowships Among Dually-Diagnosed Persons

Diagnosis and Dual Diagnosis, Mark Dombeck

"Criticism as Deviance and Social Control in Alcoholics Anonymous"

Alcoholics Anonymous: The Unseen Cult

AN ENQUIRY INTO PRIMARY PURPOSE AND BACK TO BASICS AA GROUPS (A well researched and clearly presented report on the history, methods, agenda and finally divisive nature of the Primary Purpose, Back to Basics, Road to Recovery etc (cult) movements)

Substantive research on actual AA recovery rates: Arthur S; Tom E., Glenn C (11 October 2008). Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Recovery Outcome Rates: Contemporary Myth and Misinterpretation. Archived from the original on 2009-12-19. http://www.webcitation.org/5mA3r6hSn. Retrieved 2009-12-19

How We Get Addicted: Michael Lemonick

Varieties of Religious Experience, William James (one of the primary source books informing the development of the recovery programme of AA)

Religious Change around the World: Smith, TW, NORC/University of Chicago, Oct 23, 2009 (prepared for the Templeton Foundation)

Alcohol misusers’ experiences of employment and the benefit system. Research report No. 718 DWP

The Common Sense of Drinking: Peabody, RR. An early study of alcoholism, and influential in the formulation of the existing AA recovery programme

Sponsorship in Alcoholics Anonymous: An Ethnographic Inquiry: Finneran, JP, Ph.D., Union Institute and University, 2007

The Alcohol Dependence Syndrome: Ting-Kai Li, Hewitt, BG, Grant, BF, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA (2006 H. David Archibald Lecture)

Community Narratives and Personal Stories in AA: Humphreys, K, Center for Health Care Evaluation, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Stanford University School of Medicine

Addiction and Pathological Accommodation: Impediments to the Utilization of Alcoholics Anonymous: Bradley Jones, D, International Journal of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology, 4:212-234, 2009

Processes of change in Alcoholics Anonymous: A Review of Possible Mechanisms: Kassel, JD, Wagner, EF, Psychotherapy, Vol 30/Summer 1993/No 2

Rigorous Honesty: A Cultural History of Alcoholics Anonymous 1935-1960: Kaufmann, K, Loyola University Chicago, 2011

The Origin of Pragmatism in William James: Nash, CA, Loyola University Chicago, 1947

Helping Other Alcoholics in Alcoholics Anonymous and Drinking Outcomes: Findings from Project MATCH: Pagano, ME, Friend, KB, Tonigan, JS, Stout, RL, J Stud Alcohol., 2004 November; 65(6): 766–773. (final edited form)

Definition of Addiction (American Society of Addiction Medicine)

Research on Alcoholics Anonymous: The Historical Context, E Kurtz

Alcoholics Anonymous: A Phenomenon in American Religious History, E Kurtz

Drugs and the Spiritual: Bill W. Takes LSD, E Kurtz

"Spiritual Rather Than Religious": The Contribution of Alcoholics Anonymous, E Kurtz

The Spirituality of William James: A Lesson from Alcoholics Anonymous, E Kurtz

Shame in the Nineties, E Kurtz

Commentary on "Lay Treatment", E Kurtz

Models of Alcoholism Used in Treatment: Contrasting A.A. and Other Models with Which it is Often Confused, E Kurtz

Spirituality and Recovery: the Historical Journey, E Kurtz

Whatever Happened to Twelve-Step Programs?, E Kurtz

Why A.A. Works: The Intellectual Significance of Alcoholics Anonymous, E Kurtz

Here's to Spuds MacKenzie!, E Kurtz

Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programmes for alcohol dependence: Ferri M, Amato L, Davoli M, The Cochrane Library, 2009, Issue 3

Alcohol in the European Union (WHO Report 2012)

NHS: Information Centre

Older and wiser? Men’s and women’s accounts of drinking in early mid-life: Emslie C, Hunt K, Lyons A, Sociology of Health & Illness, Vol 34, No. 4, 2012 , pp. 481–496

The Will to Believe, William James

The Will to Believe (Wikipedia entry)

Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking, Popular Lectures on Philosophy, William James, 1907

Spirituality and recovery in 12-step programs: An empirical model: Galanter M, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 33 (2007) 265–272

Is Attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings after Inpatient Treatment Related to Improved Outcomes? A 6-Month Follow-up Study: Gossop M, Harris J, Best D, Lan-Ho Man, Manning V, Marshall J, Strang J, Alcohol and Alcoholism, Vol 38, Issue 5, pp. 421-426

New Pharmacological Treatment Strategies for Relapse Prevention: Spanagel R, Vengeliene V, Current Topics in Behavioural Neurosciences Vol 13, 2013, pp 583-609

Participant Observation of Alcoholics Anonymous: Contrasting Roles of the Ethnographer and Ethnomethodologist: O'Halloran S, The Qualitative Report Vol 8, Number 1, June 2003 81-99

Social networks as mediators of the effect of Alcoholics Anonymous: Kaskutas LA, Bond J, Humphreys K, Nov, 2001, Alcohol Research Group, Berkeley CA and Stanford University, CA

How Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Work: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives: Krentzman AR, Robinson EAR, Moore BC, Kelly JF, Laudet AB, White WL, Zemore SE, Kurtz E, Strobbe S, Alcohol Treat Q. 2010 December; 29(1): 75–84

7-year trajectories of Alcoholics Anonymous attendance and associations with treatment: Kaskutas LE, Bond J, Avalos LA, Addict Behav., 2009 December; 34(12): 1029–1035

Alcoholics Anonymous: cult or cure?: Vaillant GE, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2005; 39:431–436

Service to Others in Sobriety (SOS): Pagano ME, Krentzman AR, Onder CC, Baryak JL, Murphy JL, Zywiak WH, Stout RL, Alcohol Treat Q. 2010 April 1; 28(2): 111–127

The Role of AA Sponsors: A Pilot Study: Whelan PJP, Marshall EJ, Ball DM, Humphreys K, Alcohol & Alcoholism, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 416–422, 2009

Addiction is a disease: We must change our attitudes toward addicts: Stanbrook MB, C, CMAJ, December, 2011

Attendance at Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, frequency of attendance and substance use outcomes after residential treatment for drug dependence: a 5-year follow-up study: Gossop M, Stewart D, Marsden J, Addiction, 101, pp. 119-125

Occupational Meanings and Spirituality: The Quest for Sobriety: Moyers PA

Taking a spiritual history: Culliford L, APT 2007, 13:212-219

Religiosity, Spirituality, and Substance Abuse: Allen TM, LO CC, Journal of Drug Issues, April 2010, vol. 40 no. 2 433-459

The Family Physician and Confrontation in Alcoholism: Lukash WM, Cancer Res 1979; 39:2834-2835

The Impact of Self-Help Group Attendance on Relapse Rates After Alcohol Detoxification in a Controlled Study: Mueller SE, Petitjean S, Boening J, Wiesbeck GA, Alcohol & Alcoholism, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 108–112, 2007

One Hundred Years of Alcoholism: The Twentieth Century: Mann K, Hermann D, Heinz A, Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 10–15, 2000

Treating alcohol problems: making ends meet: Smith R, British Medical Journal, Vol 283, October 1981

One Hundred Alcoholic Doctors: A 21-Year Follow-Up: Lloyd G, Alcohol & Alcoholism, Vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 370-374, 2002

What works in alcohol use disorders?: Luty, J, APT 2006, 12:13-22

The Treatment of Alcoholism: Moore JNP

Harry M.Tiebout MD: (Wikipedia entry)

Clerical Privilege and the Law: Skeel D, Wall Street Journal, June 2012

Dunning-Kruger effect: (Wikipedia entry)

Narcissism: (Wikipedia entry)

Examining Treatment Use Among Alcohol-Dependent Individuals from a Population Perspective: Cunningham JA, Blomqvist J, Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 41, No. 6, pp. 632–635, 2006

Psychological medicine. Treatment of alcoholism: Ritson EB, BMJ, 1975, 2, 124-127

The Patient Recovering from Alcohol or Drug Addiction: Special Issues for the Anesthesiologist: May JA, White HC, Leonard-White A, Warltier DC, Pagel PS, Anesth Analg 2001;92:1601–8

Predictive Factors for Relapse after an Integrated Inpatient Treatment Programme for Unipolar Depressed and Bipolar Alcoholics: Farren CK, McElroy S, Alcohol and Alcoholism Vol. 45, No. 6, pp. 527–533, 2010

A Historical Overview of Alcohol and Alcoholism: Keller M, Cancer Res 1979;39:2822-2829

Developing a Willingness to Change: Treatment-seeking Processes for People with Alcohol Problems: Jakobsson A, Hensing G, Spak F, Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 118–123, 2005

Symposium on the Problem of the Chronic Alcoholic: Steinhilber RM, Kuluvar VD, Anderson DJ, Heilman RO, Hansen PL, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Vol. 42, No. 11, November 1967, p. 705

The Phobia List: Culbertson, F

Narcissism: (Wikipedia entry)

Co-Dependency: (Wikipedia entry)

The Relationship Between Religious Experience and Religious Belief: Essentialism, Scholarly Naivety, or Logical Positivism?: Shushan G, Mysticism Seminar/Interdisciplinary Seminar for the Study of Religions, May 2011

Direct Treatment of a Symptom

Surrender versus Compliance in Therapy with Special Reference to Alcoholism

The Act of Surrender in the Therapeutic Process

The Ego Factors in Surrender in Alcoholism

The 12 Steps as Ego Deflating Devices

The Future of AA, NA and Other Recovery Mutual Aid Organizations

Alcohol and the Nervous System: McIntosh C, Chick J, J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004;75(Suppl III):iii16–iii21

I am an alcoholic: Lloyd G, British Medical Journal, Vol. 285, 18 September 1982, pp. 785-786

Alcohol and primary care: Bolland W, InnovAiT 2008 1: 141

Alcohol and the Accident and Emergency Department: A Current Review: Charalambous MP, Alcohol & Alcoholism, Vol. 37, No. 4, pp. 307-312, 2002

Alcohol use disorders in elderly people: fact or fiction?: Dar K, APT 2006, 12:173-181

Patients with drinking problems: Edwards G, BMJ, 1968, 4, pp. 435-437

Alcoholism: a medical or a political problem?: Kendell RE, BMJ, 1979, 1, pp. 367-371

The Alcoholic Phenotypes among Different Multidimensional Typologies: Similarities and Their Classification Procedures: Pombo S, Lesch OM, Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 46–54, 2009

Management of Alcohol Misuse Within the Context of General Psychiatry: Raistrick D, APT 1996, 2:125-132

The Management of the Chronic Alcoholic: Williams, EL, Postgrad Med J 1954 30: 626-630

Understanding and Treating Alcohol Craving and Dependence: Recent Pharmacological and Neuroendocrinological Findings: Leggio L, Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 341–352, 2009

Medication in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence: Chick J, APT 1996, 2:249-257

Dual diagnosis: management within a psychosocial context: Abou-Saleh MT, APT 2004, 10:352-360

The distinction between personality disorder and mental illness: Kendell RE, BJP 2002, 180:110-115

Treating depression complicated by substance misuse: McIntosh C, Ritson B, APT 2001, 7:357-364
The Disease of Alcoholism: Gitlow SE, Cancer Res 1979;39:2836-2839
The Psychology of Alcoholism: Swegan WE, Victory over Alcohol

The SECCAT Survey: I. The Costs and Consequences of Alcoholism: McKenna M, Chick J, Buxton M, Howlett H, Patience D, Ritson B, Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 31, No. 6, pp. 565-576, 1996
Do alcoholics recover?: Chick J, BMJ, Vol. 285, July 1982, pp 3-4
Addiction and the brain: the role of neurotransmitters in the cause and treatment of drug dependence: Tomkins DM, Sellers EM, CMAJ 2001;164(6):817-21
Living with an alcoholic: Ghodse AH, Postgraduate Medical Journal (October 1982) 58, 636-640

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: Zubaran C, Fernandes JG, Rodnight R, Postgrad MedJ 1997; 73: 27-31

Effects of alcoholism on brain size: Jacobson RR, Postgraduate Medical Journal (1987) 63, 233-235

ABC of alcohol. Helping the problem drinker: Ritson B, BMJ Vol. 284, January 1982, pp. 327-329

ABC of alcohol. Asking the right questions: Paton A, Saunders JB, BMJ, Vol. 283, November 1981, pp. 1458-1459

The shifting boundaries of alcohol policy: Walsh DC, Health Affairs, 9, no.2 (1990):47-62

Review of Neurotransmitters and their Role in Alcoholism Treatment: Erickson CK, Alcohol & Alcoholism, Vol. 31, Suppl. 1, pp. 5-11, 1996

Neurobehavioural Basis for the Pharmacotherapy of Alcoholism: Current and Future Directions: Anton RF, Alcohol & Alcoholism, Vol. 31, Suppl. 1, pp. 43-53, 1996

Response of Alcoholics to Clinic Treatment: Walton HJ, Ritson EB, Kennedy RI, BMJ, 1966, 2, pp. 1171-1174

Spirituality in Alcoholics Anonymous: A Valuable Adjunct to Psychiatric Services: Galanter M

Self-help in health care: Robinson D, Journal of Medical Ethics, 1980, 6, pp. 4-6

Putting Suffering into Perspective: Implications of the Patient's World View

Spirituality and Palliative Care

Dependence, Locus of Control, Parental Bonding, and Personality Disorders: A Study in Alcoholics and Controls: Marchiori E, Loschi S, Marconi PL, Mioni D, Pavan L, Alcohol & Alcoholism, Vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 396-401, 1999

Alcohol and drugs: Farrell M, Strang J, BMJ 1992;304:489-91

Review of Integrated Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment for Patients With Dual Disorders: Drake RE, Mercer-McFadden C, Mueser KT, McHugo GJ, Bond GR, Schizophrenia Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 4, 1998

Psychosocial Approaches to Dual Diagnosis: Drake RE, Mueser KT, Schizophrenia Bulletin, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2000

Sponsorship and service as mediators of the effects of Making Alcoholics Anonymous Easier (MAAEZ), a 12-step facilitation intervention: Subbaraman MS, Kaskutas LE, Zemore1 S, Drug Alcohol Depend. 2011 July 1; 116(1-3): 117–124

Prevention and Intervention Strategies With Children of Alcoholics: Emshoff JG, Price AW, Pediatrics, 1999;103;1112

The Detoxification Experience of Alcoholic In-Patients and Predictors of Outcome: Shaw GK, Waller S, Latham CJ, Dunn G, Thomson AD, Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 291-303, 1998

Mortality of Treated Alcoholics after Eight Years in Relation to Short-term Outcome: Gerdner A, Berglund M, Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 32, No. 5, pp. 573-579. 1997

Alcohol abuse in adolescence: an update: Swadi H, Arch Dis Child 1993 68: 341-343

Alcohol, women, and the young: the same old problem?: Smith R, BMJ, Vol. 283, October, 1981

Alcoholism and Psychiatric Disorders: Shivani R, Goldsmith J, Anthenelli RM, NIAAA

Global status report on alcohol and health (WHO)

Alcohol in the European Union: Consumption, harm and policy approaches (WHO)

Review of the effectiveness of treatment for alcohol problems (NHS): Raistrick D, Heather N, Godfrey C, National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, NHS

Attitudes towards Alcohol: Special Eurobarometer 272b/Wave 66.2 - TNS Opinion & Social, European Commission

Medications and Alcohol Craving: Swift RM, Alcohol Research & Health, Vol. 23, No. 3, 1999, pp. 207-214

Understanding Alcohol: Investigations into Biology and Behaviour: National Institutes of Health

Alcohol-use Disorders: The NICE Guideline on Diagnosis, Assessment and Management of Harmful Drinking and Alcohol Dependence: National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence

Alcoholism: Allostasis and Beyond: Koob GF, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, Vol. 27, No. 2, February 2003

Neurogenetic Adaptive Mechanisms in Alcoholism: Cloninger CR, Science, Vol. 236, Articles 411, April, 1987

Impulsive Responding in Alcoholics: Mitchell JM, Fields HL, D'Esposito M, Boettiger CA, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, Vol 29, no. 12, December 2005

The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST)

Bridging the Gap Between Alcoholism Treatment Research and Practice: Identifying What Works and Why: Read JP, Kahler CW, Stevenson JF, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 2001, Vot. 32, No. 3, 227-238

Guidelines for the Treatment of Alcohol Problem: Shand F, Gates J, Fawcett J, Mattick R, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, October 2003

Ethanol metabolism, cirrhosis and alcoholism: Lieber CS, Clinica Chimica, Acta 257, (1997), 59-84

Alcoholism and the Family: Ackerman RJ

The “Jellinek curve”

E.M. Jellinek and All That!

Mental Balance and Well-being: The Role of Meditation and Mindfulness: Malinowski P, Liverpool John Moores University, School of Natural Sciences and Psychology

The Survival of a Fitting Quotation: StGeorge M, 2005 (discussion on Herbert Spencer quote)

Predictors of membership in Alcoholics Anonymous in a sample of successfully remitted alcoholics: Krentzman AR, Robinson EAR, Perron BE, Cranford JA, J Psychoactive Drugs. 2011 ; 43(1): 20–26

Spirituality in recovery: a lagged mediational analysis of alcoholics anonymous' principal theoretical mechanism of behavior change: Kelly JF, Stout RL, Magill M, Tonigan JS, Pagano ME, Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2011 March ; 35(3): 454–463

The role of Alcoholics Anonymous in mobilizing adaptive social network changes: a prospective lagged mediational analysis: Kelly JF, Stout RL, Magill M, Tonigan JS, Drug Alcohol Depend. 2011 April 1; 114(2-3): 119–126

Big Book concordance (3rd edn)

12-Step involvement among a U.S. National sample of Oxford House residents: Majer JM, Jason LA, Ferrari JR, Miller SA, J Subst Abuse Treat. 2011 July ; 41(1): 37–44
Can 12-step Group participation strengthen and extend the benefits of adolescent addiction treatment? A prospective analysis: Kelly JF, Dow SJ, Yeterian JD, Kahler CW, Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 July 1; 110(1-2): 117–125
Facilitating Involvement in Alcoholics Anonymous During Outpatient Treatment: A Randomized Clinical Trial: Walitzer KS, Dermen KH, Barrick C, Addiction. 2009 March ; 104(3): 391–401

Facilitating comprehensive assessment of 12-step experiences: A Multidimensional Measure of Mutual-Help Activity: Kelly JF, Urbanoski KA, Hoeppner BB, Slaymaker V, Alcohol Treat Q. 2011 January 1; 29(3): 181–203

Using Propensity Scores to Adjust for Selection Bias when Assessing the Effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous in Observational Studies: Yu Ye, Kaskutas LA, Drug Alcohol Depend. 2009 September 1; 104(1-2): 56–64

Mechanisms of Behavior Change in Alcoholics Anonymous: Does AA lead to better alcohol use outcomes by reducing depression symptoms?: Kelly JF, Stout RL, Magill M, Tonigan JS, Pagano ME, Addiction. 2010 April ; 105(4): 626–636

Development and Validation of the Alcoholics Anonymous Intention Measure (AAIM): Zemore SE, Kaskutas LA, Alcohol Research Group, Drug Alcohol Depend. 2009 October 1; 104(3): 204–211

The Role of Religiousness on Substance-Use Disorder Treatment Outcomes: A Comparison of Black and White Adolescents: Krentzman AR, Battle D, Pagano ME, Andrade FH, Bradley JC, Delva J, Johnson SM, Robinson EAR, J Soc Social Work Res. 2012 July 26; 3(3): 113–128

Measuring Spirituality as a Universal Human Experience: A Review of Spirituality Questionnaires: de Jager Meezenbroek E, Garssen B, van den Berg M, van Dierendonck D, Visser A, Schaufeli WB, J Relig Health (2012) 51:336–354

General practitioners ’ strategies to identify alcohol problems: A focus group study: Lid TG, Malterud K, Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2012; 30: 64–69

Alcohol industry influence on UK alcohol policy: a new research agenda for public health: Hawkins B, Holden C, McCambridge J, Critical Public Health, vol 22, no. 3, September 2012, 297-305

Destigmatizing Alcohol Dependence: The Requirement for an Ethical (Not Only Medical) Remedy: Williamson L, Am J Public Health. 2012 May ; 102(5): e5–e8

Spirituality: an overlooked predictor of placebo effects?: Kohls N, Sauer S, Offenbacher M, Giordano J, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B (2011) 366, 1838–1848

A focus-group study on spirituality and substance-abuse treatment: Heinz AJ, Disney ER, Epstein DH, Glezen LA, Clark PI, Preston KL, Subst Use Misuse. 2010 ; 45(1-2): 134–153

Expert Consensus on Characteristics of Wisdom: A Delphi Method Study: Jeste DV, Ardelt M, Blazer D, Kraemer HC, Vaillant G, Meeks TW, The Gerontologist, vol. 50, no. 5, 668-680

Spirituality, Religiousness, and Alcoholism Treatment Outcomes: A Comparison between Black and White Participants: Krentzman AR, Farkas KJ, Townsend AL, Alcohol Treat Q. 2010; 28(2): 128–150

The role of thought suppression in the relation between mindfulness meditation and alcohol use: Bowen S, Witkiewitz K, Dillworth TM, Marlatt GA, Addict Behav. 2007 October; 32(10): 2324–2328

Well-being and Quality of Life: Is Increased Mindfulness Indeed the Mechanism?: Nyklicek I, Kuijpers KF, ann. behav. med. (2008) 35:331–340

Attending to the present: mindfulness meditation reveals distinct neural modes of self-reference: Farb NAS, Segal ZV, Mayberg H, Bean J, McKeon D, Fatima Z, Anderson AK, SCAN (2007) 2, 313–322

Regulation of the Neural Circuitry of Emotion by Compassion Meditation: Effects of Meditative Expertise: Lutz A, Brefczynski-Lewis J, Johnstone T, Davidson RJ, PLoS ONE 3(3): e1897

Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation: Tang Y, Ma Y, Wang J, Fan Y, Feng S, Lu Q, Yu Q, Sui D, Rothbart M, Fan M, Posner MI, PNAS, October, 2007, vol. 104, no. 43, 17152–17156

Spirituality and clinical care : Placebo or not - we may never know: Letters, BMJ Vol. 326, April 2003

Can we still recommend meditation?: Fenwick P, Letters, BMJ, vol. 287, November, 1983, p. 1401

Mind–body research moves towards the mainstream: Brower V, EMBO reports Vol. 7, no. 4, 2006

Effects of Transcendental Meditation on mental health: a before-after study: Yunesian M, Aslani A, Vash JH, Yazdi AB, Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2008, 4:25

Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice: Lutz A, Greischar LL, Rawlings NB, Ricard M, Davidson RJ, PNAS November, 2004, vol 101, no. 46, 16373

Use of Mind-Body Medical Therapies: Results of a National Survey: Wolsko PM, Eisenberg DM, Davis RB, Phillips RS, J Gen Intern Med 2004; 19:43–50

An exploratory mixed methods study of the acceptability and effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for patients with active depression and anxiety in primary care: Finucane A, Mercer SW, BMC Psychiatry, 2006, 6:14

Self-help interventions for depressive disorders and depressive symptoms: a systematic review: Morgan AJ, Jorm AF, Annals of General Psychiatry 2008, 7:13

CAM Therapies to Promote Healthy Moods: Kemper KJ, Shannon S, Pediatr Clin North Am. 2007 December ; 54(6): 901–x

Mindfulness training and neural integration: differentiation of distinct streams of awareness and the cultivation of well-being: SCAN (2007) 2, 259–263

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction at the Yale School of Nursing: Roth B, Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 74 (2001), pp. 249-258

The 3 H and BMSEST Models for Spirituality in Multicultural Whole-Person Medicine: Anandarajah G, Ann Fam Med 2008;6:448-458

The Transcendental Meditation program: Toane EB, CMA Journal/June 19, 1976/Vol. 114 pp. 1095-1096

Just being: Epstein RM, wjm Volume 174 January 2001

Spirituality and Medicine: Science and Practice: Davidson RJ, Ann Fam Med 2008:6;388-389

States of Consciousness: Bell CC, Journal of the National Medical Association, Vol. 72, No. 4, 1980, pp. 331-334

An Exploration of the Meaning of Spirituality Voiced by Persons Living with HIV Disease and Healthy Adults: Tuck I, Thinganjana W, Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2007 February ; 28(2): 151–166

Psychiatry — Epitomes of Progress: Meditation: Clinical and Health-Related Applications: Western Journal of Medicine, February 1981, 134, 2

Affective Guidance of Intelligent Agents: How Emotion Controls Cognition: Clore GL, Palmer JE, Cogn Syst Res. 2009 March ; 10(1): 21–30

The Growth of Alcoholics Anonymous: Robinson D, Alcohol & Alcoholism, vol. 18(2), 167-172, 1983

Alcoholism: Tiebout HM, Social Work Yearbook, vol. 9, 45-50, 1947

Alcoholics Anonymous: Trice HM, Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. Soc. Science, vol. 315, 108-116, 1959
Does AA Really Work?: Glasser FB and Ogborne AC, British Journal of Addiction, Vol 77, 123-129, 1982

The Puzzle of AA Edwards G, New Society, May 28, 1964

Sectarian Characteristics of Alcoholics Anonymous Jones RK, Sociology, Vol. 6, 181-195, 1970

Linking Treatment Centres with Alcoholics Anonymous, Kurtz L.F, Social Work in Health Care, Vol. 9(3), 85-94, 1984

The Alcoholic as an Agency Client, Sapir J, Social Casework, Vol.38 (7), 355?361, 1957

A Sociologist Looks at AA, Bacon SD, Minnesota Welfare, Vol.10, (3), 35?44, 1957

Alcoholism: A Social Construct, Poikolainen, K, Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 12(4), 361-367, Fall, 1982

The Alcoholic Patient – His Needs as met by Alcoholics Anonymous and the Caseworker, Van Suetendael, PT, Military Medicine, Vol.124, 851-855, 1959

The Social Worker and the Alcoholics Anonymous Program in a State Hospital, Latimer, R, Journal of Psychiatric Social Work, Vol.22, 175-180, 1953

Special Populations in Alcoholics Anonymous, J. Scott Tonigan, Ph.D., Gerard J. Connors, Ph.D., and William R. Miller, Ph.D.

The Range and Magnitude of Alcohol's Harm to Others, Laslett AM, Catalano P, Chikritzhs T, Dale C, Doran C, Ferris J, Jainullabudeen T, Livingston M, Matthews S, Mugavin J, Room R, Schlotterlein M, Wilkinson C. 2011

The Futile Fifth Step: Compulsory Disclosure of Confidential Communications Among Alcoholics Anonymous Members, Reed TJ, Widener University School of Law, Selected Works, January, 1966

How It Works: Sobriety Sentencing, the Constitution and Alcoholics Anonymous. A Perspective from AA's Founding Community, Dehn M, The Berkeley Electronic Press, Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2005

Alcohol and the Family - A lawyer's perspective, Goodliffe J, (solicitor)

Religion and Rehabilitation: The Requisition of God by the State, Apanovitch DP, Duke Law Journal, Vol47: 785
Cox v Miller: The Clergy Privilege and Alcoholics Anonymous, Garber S, Capital University Law Review, Vol 31, No. 4, 2003

Confidentiality in the Church of the Twelve Steps, Barry GJ, Journal of Law and Policy, 2002

Constitutionally Coerced: Why Sentencing a Convicted Offender to a Faith-Based Rehabilitation Program Does Not Violate the Establishment Clause, Biron LA, Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal, Vol 7:2

"Thou Shalt Make No Law Respecting an Establishment of Religion: ACLU v. McCreary County, Van Orden v. Perry, and the Establishment Clause", Flecker A, Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development: Vol. 21: Iss. 1, Article 6

Maladaptive Social Self-Beliefs in Alcohol-Dependence: A Specific Bias towards Excessive High Standards, Maurage P, de Timary P, Moulds ML, Wong QJJ, Collignon M, Philippot P, Heeren A, PLOS ONE, March 2013, Vol 8, Issue 3

A Cumulative Report on Legal Developments Affecting Government Partnerships With Faith-Based Organizations, Lupu IC, Tuttle RW, Rockefeller Institute of Government, Dec 2008

Excerpts from Selected Opinions of Federal, State and Tribal Courts Relevant to Drug Court Programs, BJA Drug Court Clearinghouse, Justice Programs Office, School of Public Affairs, American University, June 2006 (Compiled by: Caroline S. Cooper, Director BJA Drug Court Clearinghouse Project)

The Therapeutic Role of Alcoholics Anonymous as seen by a Sociologist, Bales RF, Quart J Stud Alc, Vol. 5, 267-278, 1944

Phases in the Drinking History of Alcoholics, Jellinek EM, Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 7, 1-88, 1946

A Study of the Process of Affiliation with Alcoholics Anonymous, Trice HM, Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol.18, 39-54, 1957

Alcoholics Anonymous: The Anatomy of a Self-Help Group, Edwards G, et al, Social Psychiatry, Vol.1 (4), 195-204, 1967

Alcoholics Anonymous: Problems in Affiliation, Bean M, Psychiatric Annals, Vol. 5(3), 46?51, March, 1975

The Social Thought of Alcoholics, Kurtz E, and Kurtz LF, Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 15(1), 119-134, 1985
Social Thought, Social Movements and Alcoholism: Some Implications of AA's Linkage with Other Entities, Fry LJ, Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 15(1), 135-147, 1985

The Washingtonian Movement, Maxwell MA, Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol.11, 410-452, 1950
Sociological Factors in Association with Alcoholics Anonymous, Trice HM, Journal Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol.48, 378- 386, 1957

Sociopsychological Predictors of Affiliation with Alcoholics Anonymous. A Longitudinal Study of Treatment Success, Trice HM and Romans PM, Social Psychiatry, Vol. 5(No.1), 51-59, 1970

A Sociohistorical Survey of Alcoholics Anonymous, Ritchie OW, Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol.9, 119-156, 1948

Ideological Differences between Professionals and AA Members, Kurtz LF, Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, Vol. 1(2), 73-85 Summer, 1985
A Sociological Analysis of Commitment Generation in Alcoholics Anonymous, Donovan ME, British Journal of Addiction, Vol. 79, 411-418, 1984

Addiction, spirituality and 12-step programmes, Dossett W, International Social Work, 56(3) 369–383, 2013

Initial Interaction of Newcomers in Alcoholics Anonymous: A Field Experiment in Class Symbols and Socialization, Lofland JF, Lejeune RA, Social Problems, Vol.8 (2), 102-111, 1960

Seeing the Light: A Study of Conversion to Alcoholics Anonymous, Petrunik MG, Journal of Voluntary Action Research, Vol. 1 (4), 30-38, 1972

Alcoholics Anonymous and the Gay Alcoholic, Bittle WE, Journal of Homosexuality, Vol. 7(4), 81?88, 1982

Ten Commandments for the Scrupulous, Rev Thomas M. Santa, CssR, Liguori Publications, 1996

Social Therapy for a Social Disorder-Compulsive Drinking, Bales RF, Journal Of Social Issues, Vol. 1 (3). 14-22, 1945

Alcoholism and the Archetypal Past, Thune CE, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol.38 (l), 75-88, 1977

Alcoholics Anonymous as Treatment and as Ideology, Tournier RE, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 40 (3), 230-239, 1979

Acculturation, Alcoholism and Indian Style Alcoholics Anonymous, Jilek-Aall L., Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Suppl. 9, 143-158, 1981

Characteristics of Affiliates of Alcoholics Anonymous: A Review of the Literature, Ogborne AC, Glaser FB, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 42(7), 661-675, 1981

Talking Out of Alcoholism: Results of a Survey of Alcoholics Anonymous in England and Wales, Henry S and Robinson D, Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Vol. 28, 414-419, July 1978

Alcoholics Anonymous as a Community Resource, Lee JP, Social Work, Vol.5 (4), pp 20-26, 1960

Alcoholics Anonymous as a Crisis Cult, Madsen W, Alcohol Health and Research World, 27-30, Spring, 1974

Conversion to the World View of Alcoholics Anonymous: A Refinement of Conversion Theory, Greil AL, and Rudy DR, Qualitative Sociology, Vol. 6(1), 5-28, 1983
Stripping the Gurus: Sex, Violence, Abuse and Enlightenment, Falk GD

The Ideology of a Therapeutic Social Movement: Alcoholics Anonymous, Blumberg L, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 38 (11), 2122-2143, 1977

The AA Story in Connecticut, Sapir J, Connecticut Review on Alcoholism, Vol.8 (7), 25-28, 1957

Factors Related to “Stable” and “Unstable” Affiliation with Alcoholics Anonymous, Boscarino J, The International Journal of the Addictions, Vol. 15(1), 839-848, 1980

Patterns of Drinking and AA Attendance Following Alcohol Rehabilitation, Kolb D, Coben P, and Heckman NA, Military Medicine, Vol. 146, 200-204, 1981

The Self-Help Process of Alcoholics Anonymous, Robinson D, British Journal on Alcohol and Alcoholism, Vol.12, 143-146, 1977

Understanding Alcoholics Anonymous, Henry S, and Robinson D, Lancet, February 18, 1979

Alcoholism: Group Factors in Etiology and Therapy, Trice HM, Human Organization, Vol.15 (2), 33-40, 1956

The “Crisis Cult” as a Voluntary Association: An Interactional Approach to Alcoholics Anonymous, Sadler P, Human Organization, Vol. 38(2), 207-219, Summer, 1977

The Affiliation Motive and Readiness to join Alcoholics Anonymous, Trice HM, Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 20 (No.2), June, 1959
AA Ideology Among Alcohol Treatment Directors, Boscarino J, British Journal of Addiction, Vol.75, 65-71, 1980

Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Counselling, and Social Work Treatment, King B L, Bissell LeC, and O'Brien P, Health and Social Work, Vol. 4(4), 181-198, 1979

Slipping and Sobriety; The Functions of Drinking in Alcoholics Anonymous, Rudy DR, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 41(7), 727-732, 1980

Self-Help and Mental Health, Gartner A. Social Policy, Vol. 7(2), 28-40, Sept/Oct, 1976
Contemporary Utilisation of Professional Help by Alcoholics Anonymous Members, Maxwell MA, Annals of the New York Academy of Science, Vol 273, 436-441, 1976
Diversity in Unity: Studies of Alcoholics Anonymous in Eight Societies, ed. Eisenbach-Stangl I and Rosenqvist P, NAD Publication, No. 33, 1998

The Sick Role, Labelling Theory, and the Deviant Drinker, Roman PM, Trice HM, International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Vol.14, 245-251, 1968

“Alcoholics Anonymous” (preliminary draft)
A Timeline History of Alcoholics Anonymous, Arthur S

Addiction Medicine: Closing the Gap between Science and Practice, National Centre on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, June 2012

Mapping Your Steps: “Twelve Step” Guide Maps, Sia TL, Dansereau DF, Dees SM, Inst of Behavioural Research, Texas Christian University, 2002

Types of Social Structures as Factors in “Cures” for Alcohol Addiction, Bales F, Human organization, Vol.1 NO.3, 1-13, April-June, 1942

Time in Residential Care and Participation in Alcoholics Anonymous as Predictors of Sobriety, Kurtz LF, Psychological Reports., Vol. 48, 633-634, 1981

Cooperation and Rivalry Between Professionals and Memberrs of AA, Kurtz, LF, Health and Social Work, Vol. 10(2),104-112, Spring 1985

Interpersonal Factors in the Genesis and Treatment of Alcohol Addiction, Maxwell MA, SOCIAL FORCES, Vol. 29 (4), 443-448, 1951

The “Outsider's” Role in a Field Study, Trice HM, Sociology and Social Research, Vol.22 (Sept-Oct.), 27-32, 1956

Development and Validation of the Single Item Narcissism Scale (SINS), Konrath S, Meier BP, Bushman BJ, August 05, 2014 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103469

Delabelling, Relabelling, and Alcoholics Anonymous, Trice HM and Romans PM, Social Problems, Vol. 17, 538-546, 1970

An Experience of a Non-Alcoholic in Alcoholics Anonymous Leadership, Thompson HS, Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol.13 (2), 272-295, 1952

Values Stressed by Two Social Class Levels at Meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, Murphy MM, Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol.14 (4), 577-585, 1953

Alcoholism – An Occupational Disease of Seamen, JIF, Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol.8 (3), 498-505, 1947

Alcoholics Anonymous in a Western US City, Jindra NJ, and Forsiund MA, Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 39(1), 110-120, 1978
Review of the effectiveness of treatment for alcohol problems, Raistrick D, Heather M and Godfrey C. National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NHS), 2006

The AA Story in Connecticut, Sapir, J, Connecticut Review on Alcoholism, Vol.8 (7), 25-28, 1957

Alcoholics Anonymous in Melbourne, Australia: Observations of a Welfare Worker, Wilding DJ, Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol.9, 609-613, 1949

The Growth and Effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous in a Southwestern City, Bill C, Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol.26 (2), 279-284, 1965

Mindfulness and meditation, anon, 2014

Some Explorations in the Sociology of Alcohol, Roizen, R

R Room:

Treatment-seeking populations and larger realities, Room R, 1980

Alcohol as an instrument of intimate domination, Room R, 1979

Measurements of drinking patterns in the general population and possible applications in studies of the role of alcohol in cancer, Room R, 1979

Governing images of alcohol and drug problems, Robin Room's doctoral dissertation, 1978

Alcohol in casualties and crime: the current state of research and future directions, Room R, 1978

Priorities in alcohol social science research, Room R, 1978

Evaluating the effect of drinking laws on drinking, Room R, 1978 (1970)

Measurement and distribution of drinking patterns and problems in general populations, Room R, 1977

Minimizing alcohol problems, Room R, 1975 (1974)

Normative perspective on alcohol use and problems, Room R, 1975

Notes on taverns and sociability, Room R, 1972

Problem drinking among American men aged 21-59, Cahalan D, Room R, 1972

Amount of drinking and alcoholism, Room R, 1968

My drinking, your problem: alcohol hurts non-drinkers too, Room R, 2013

Cost of alcohol studies: A policy tool, not a research programme, Room R 2013

The comparative risk assessment for alcohol as part of the Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study: What changed from the last study?, Rehm J, Borges G, Gmel G, Graham K., Grant B, Parry C, Poznyak V & Room R 2013

Alcohol as a public health risk: New evidence demands a stronger global response, Room R, 2013

What happened to alcohol consumption and problems in the Nordic countries when alcohol taxes were decreased and borders opened?, Room R., Bloomfield K., Gmel G, Grittner U, Gustafsson N.-K, Mäkelä P, Österberg E, Ramstedt M, Rehm J & Wicki M 2013

Times to drink: cross-cultural variations in drinking in the rhythm of the week, Room R, Mäkelä P, Benegal V, Greenfield TK, Hettige S, Tumwesigye NM, Wilsnack R 2012

Alcohol and inequity in the process of development: Contributions from ethnographic research, Schmidt L, Room R, 2012

Differences in trouble per litre of different alcoholic beverages - A global comparison with the GENACIS dataset, Room R, Ferris J, Bond J, Greenfield TK, Graham K, 2011

The drinker's effect on the social environment: a conceptual framework for studying alcohol's harm to others, Room R, Ferris J, Laslett AM, Livingston M, Mugavin J, Wilkinson C, 2010

The long reaction against the wowser: The prehistory of alcohol deregulation in Australia, Room R, 2010

Differences between men and women in the course of opiate dependence: is there a telescoping effect? Hölscher F, Reissner V, Di Furia L, Room, R, Schifano F, Stohler R, Yotsidi V & Scherbaum N, 2010

Changes in alcohol-related problems after alcohol policy changes in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, Bloomfield K, Wicki M, Gustafsson N-K, Mäkelä P & Room R, 2010

The relationship between self-reported drinking and BAC level in emergency room injury cases: is it a straight line? Bond J, Ye Y, Cherpitel CJ, Room R, Rehm J, Borges G, Cremonte M, Gmel G, Hao W, Sovinova H, Stockwell T, 2010

Changes in alcohol-related problems after alcohol policy changes in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, Bloomfield K, Wicki M, Gustafsson NK, Mäkelä P, Room R, 2010

The relation between different dimensions of alcohol consumption and burden of disease: an overview, Rehm J, Baliunas D, Borges GL, Graham K, Irving H, Kehoe T, Parry CD, Patra J, Popova S, Poznyak V, Roerecke M, Room R, Samokhvalov AV, Taylor B, 2010

Disability associated with alcohol abuse and dependence, Samokhvalov AV, Popova S, Room R, Ramonas M, Rehm J, 2010

Alcohol: equity and social determinants, Schmidt L, Mäkelä P, Rehm J & Room R, 2010

The ambiguity of harm reduction: goal or means, and what constitutes harm? Room R, 2010

The more you drink, the harder you fall: a systematic review and meta-analysis of how acute alcohol consumption and injury or collision risk increase together, Taylor B, Irving HM, Kanteres F, Room R, Borges G, Cherpitel C, Greenfield T, Rehm J, 2010

Prohibition of cannabis, Room R, 2010

The Range and Magnitude of Alcohol’s Harm to Others: Study design, data collection procedures and measurement, Wilkinson C, Laslett A-M, Ferris J, Livingston M, Mugavin J, & Room R, (2009)

The association between alcohol use, alcohol use disorders and tuberculosis (TB). A systematic review, Rehm J, Samokhvalov AV, Neuman MG, Room R, Parry C, Lönnroth K, Patra J, Poznyak V, Popova S, 2009

Alcohol policy and public health implications in a global perspective, Giesbrecht N, Cherpitel CJ, Room R & Stockwell T, 2009

Alcohol and Injuries: Emergency Department Studies in an International Perspective, Cherpitel, CJ, Borges G, Giesbrecht N, Hungerford D, Peden M, Poznyak V, Room R & Stockwell T, eds 2009

In thinking about cannabis policy, what can be learned from alcohol and tobacco? Room R, 2008

The public health significance of cannabis in the spectrum of psychoactive substances, Room R, 2008

Alcohol, Health Disparities and Development, Room R, Mäkelä P, Schmidt L, Rehm J, 2006

Determination of Lifetime Injury Mortality Risk in Canada in 2002 by Drinking Amount per Occasion and Number of Occasions, Taylor B, Rehm J, Room R, Patra J, Bondy S, 2008
Alcohol, Rehm J, Chrisholm D, Room R, Lopez AD. Book chapter 47
Preventing Alcohol Problems In Young People, Room R, 2005
Al cohol Distribution, Alcohol Retailing and Social Responsibility: A Report Submitted to the Beverage Alcohol System Review Panel, Mann RE, Rehm JT, Giesbrecht N, Room R, Adlaf E, Gmel G, Graham K, Österberg E, Smart R, Roerecke M, 2005
Social policy and psychoactive substances, Report to the Foresight Brain Science, Addiction and Drugs Project Room R, 2005
Alcohol, Gender and Drinking Problems: Perspectives from Low and Middle Income Countries, Obot IS & Room R, eds 2005
Clinical assessment compared with breathalyser readings in the emergency room: concordance of ICD-10 Y90 and Y91 codes, Cherpitel C, Bond J, Ye Y, Room R, Poznyak V, Rehm J, Peden M, 2005
Commentary: Pattern of drinking and the Russian heart, Room R, 2005
Contribution of drinking patterns to differences in rates of alcohol related problems between three urban populations, Bobak M, Room R, Pikhart H, Kubinova R, Malyutina S, Pajak A, Kurilovitch S, Topor R, Nikitin Y and Marmot M, 2004
Symbolism and rationality in the politics of psychoactive substances, Room R, 2004

What if we found the magic bullet? Ideological and ethical constraints on biological alcohol research and its application, Room R, 2004
Maximizing the benefits of drinking, Room R, Hradilova Selin K, 2004
Effects of alcohol controls: lessons from a half-century of Nordic experimentation, Room R, 2004
Alcohol control and the public interest, Room R, 2004
Smoking and drinking as complementary behaviours, Room R, 2004
Alcohol and harm reduction, then and now, Room R, 2004

Drinking and coming of age in a cross-cultural perspective, Room R, 2004

Patching together a policy study, Room R, 2004
Tsunami or ripple? Studying the effects of current Nordic alcohol, Room R, 2004
Thinking about how social inequalities relate to alcohol and drug use, Room R, 2004
Trends and issues in the international drug control system -- Vienna, 2003, Room R, 2003
Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity – Research and Public Policy, Babor T, Caetano R, Casswell S, Edwards G, Giesbrecht N, Graham K, Grube J, Gruenewald P, Hill L, Holder H, Homel R, Österberg E, Rehm J, Room R & Rossow I, 2003 (The link is to a Swedish version)
Women and men in alcohol and drug treatment: an overview of a Stockholm County Study, Room R, Palm J, Romelsjö A, Stenius K, Jessica Storbjörk J, 2003
The Cultural Framing of Addiction, Room R, 2003
Addiction concepts and international control, Room R, 2003

The use of alcohol and drugs: patterns, pleasures and problems, Room R, 2003

Alcohol policy effectiveness, Room R, 2002

Alcohol, (prepared for the Oxford Textbook of Public Health) Room R, 2002

Would reducing the level of alcohol consumption reduce rates ofalcohol-related harm? The state of evidence, Room R, 2002

Rethinking alcohol, tobacco and other drug control, Room R, 2003

Impact and Implications of the International Drug Control Treaties on IDU and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Policy, Room R, 2003

Performance enhancement and drug research, Room R, 2002. In pdf format here

Sweden in an international perspective: alcohol policy and drinking habits, Room R, 2002

Drug use as performance enhancement, Room R, 2002

Heroin maintenance and attraction to treatment, Room R, 2002

Intoxication and bad behaviour: understanding cultural differences in the link, Room R, 2001

Intoxication and bad behaviour: understanding cultural differences in the link, Room R, 2001 (another version)

The share of violence attributable to drinking, Room R, Rossow I, 2001

Can alcohol expectancies and attributions explain Western Europe'snorth-south gradient in alcohol's role in violence? Room R, Bullock S, 2001

At what age is it OK? The social clock for drinking and drug use among Ontario teenagers Room R, Paglia A, 2001
Psychoactive Substances in Canada. Levels of Harm and Means of Reduction, Room R, 2001
Why Have a Retail Alcohol Monopoly?, Room R, 2001

Governing images in public discourse about problematic drinking, Room R, 2001
Alcohol in the European Region – consumption, harm and policies, Rehn N with Room R and Edwards G, 2001
New Findings in Alcohol Epidemiology, Room R, 2001. Chapter in: Alcohol in the European Region - consumption, harm and policies, by Rehn R, with Robin Room and Griffith Edwards
Preventing Alcohol Problems: Popular Approaches Are Ineffective, Effective Approaches Are Politically Impossible, Room R, 2000
The ambiguous role of alcohol in economic development, Room R, Jernigan D, 2000
Typologies of the cultural position of drinking, Room R, Mäkelä K, 2000

Alcohol monopolies as instruments for alcohol control policies, Room R, 2000

Concepts and items in measuring social harm from drinking, Room R, 2000
Towards a global alcohol policy: alcohol, public health and the role of WHO, (in pdf format) Jernigan DH, Monteiro M, Room R, Saxena S, 2000
Measuring Drinking Patters and Problems: The Experience of the Last Half Century, Room R, 1999. In pdf format here
Preventing Substance Use Problems Among Youth: A Literature Review & Recommendations, Paglia A, Room R, 1999. In pdf format here
Harm Reduction Approaches and Drug and Alcohol Policies and Laws, Room R, 1999. In pdf format here
Research Developments Affecting the Alcohol and Drug Treatment System, Room R, 1999. In pdf format here
Low-risk Drinking Guidelines: The Scientific Evidence, (in pdf format) Bondy SJ, Rehm J, Ashley MJ, Walsh G, Single E, Room R, 1999

Controlling psychoactive substances: can we reach a stable equilibrium? Room R, 1999

The international drug control system in the post-Cold War era: managing markets or fighting a war? Room R, Paglia A, 1999
Drugs in a global perspective: the international control system's best foot forward, Room R, Rosenqvist P, 1999
The rhetoric of international drug control, Room R, 1999
The idea of alcohol policy, Room R, 1999
The Co-Occurence of Mental Disorders and Addictions: Evidence on Epidemiology, Utilization and Treatment Outcomes, By Robin Room, 1998. In pdf format here
Mutual Help Movements for Alcohol Problems in an International Perspective, By Robin Room, 1998. In pdf format here
Controlled Drinking as a Moral Achievement and a Social Program, By Robin Room, 1998. In pdf-format here

Voluntary Organizations and the State in the Prevention of Alcohol Problems, Robin Room, 1997. In pdf-format here

Alcohol, the Individual and Society: What History Teaches Us, By Robin Room, 1997. In pdf format here
Moderate Drinking and Health. Implications of Recent Evidence By Ashley MJ, Ferrence R, Room R, Bondy S, Rehm J, Single E 1997
Situational norms for drinking and drunkenness: trends in the US adult population, 1979-1990 Greenfield TK, Room R 1997
Harm Reduction, Human Rights and the WHO Expert Committtee on Drug Dependence By Robin Room, 1997. In pdf format here
Patterns of Family Responses to Alcohol and Tobacco Problems By Robin Room, 1996. In pdf format here
WHO Cross-cultural Applicability Research on Diagnosis and Assessment of Substance Use Disorders: An Overview of Methods and Selected Results By Robin Room et al, 1996. In pdf format here

The Cultural Framing of Addiction By Robin Room, 1996. In pdf-format here

Alcohol and Drugs in a Public Health Context: Alcohol and Other Drugs By Robin Room, 1995. In pdf format here

Alcohol, Drugs and the Family: An Overview By Robin Room. In pdf format here
WHO Project on Health Implications of Cannabis Use: A Comparative Appraisal of the Health and Psychological Consequences of Alcohol, Cannabis, Nicotine and Opiate Use By Robin Room, Susan Bondy, Wayne Hall 1995
Trends in the treatment of alcohol problems in the US general population, 1979 through 1990 Weisner C, Greenfield T, Room R 1995
Moderate drinking and health: report of an international symposium Ashley MJ, Ferrence R, Room R, Rankin J, Single E 1994
Alcohol Policy and the Public Good Edwards G, Anderson P, Babor TF, Casswell S, Ferrence R, Giesbrecht N, Godfrey C, Holder HD, Lemmens P, Mäkelä K, Midanik LT, Norström T, Österberg E, Romelsjö A, Room R, Simpura J, Skog O-J 1994 Published in English, German, French, Russian, Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish. The link is to the French version

Lexicon of Alcohol and Drug Terms Geneva: World Health Organization, Babor T, Campbell R, Room R, Saunders J, compilers (1994)

Drugs, Science and Policy: A View from the USA By Room R, 1993. In pdf format here

Alcohol and Crime: What Kind of Links, and Can We Break Them? By Room R, 1993. In pdf format here

Epidemiological Research on Drinking Patterns and Problems By Room R, 1993. In pdf format here

The Evolution of Alcohol Monopolies and Their Relevance for Public Health By Room R, 1993. In pdf format here

Alcoholics Anonymous as a Social Movement By Room R, 1993. In pdf format here

Research, Policy and the Problems Set by Rapid Social, Economic and Political Change By Room R, 1993. In pdf format here

Epidemiology of Alcohol Consumption By Midanik L and Room R, 1992. In pdf format here

Healing Ourselves and Our Planet: The Emergence and Nature of a Generalized Twelve Step Consciousness By Room R, 1992. In pdf format here

Paradigms of Social Research on Alcohol and Drug Use and Dependence By Room R, 1992. In pdf-format here

The Impossible Dream? Routes to Reducing Alcohol Problems in a Temperance Culture, Room R, 1992. In pdf format here

Should I Surrender? -- Women's Drinking and Courtship in American Movies, Room R, 1991. In pdf-format here
Addiction Research: Believing in the Future, Room R. In pdf format here
Alcohol Monopolies and Alcohol Control, Room R, 1991. In pdf-format here
Social science research and alcohol policy-making, Room R, 1991 (1978)
People who might have liked you to drink less: Changing responses to drinking by US family members and friends, 1979-1990, Room R, 1991
Thinking About Alcohol Controls, Room R, 1990
"Community action and alcohol problems: the demonstration project as an unstable mixture", Room R 1990

Recent Research on the Effects of Alcohol Policy Changes, Room R, 1990. In pdf format here

Responses to Alcohol in an International Perspective: Characterizing and Explaining Cultural Wetness and Dryness, Room R, 1989. In pdf-format here
Alcoholism and Alcoholics Anonymous in US Films, 1945-1962: The Party Ends for the Wet Generations, Room R, 1989. In pdf-format here
The movies and the wettening of America: the media as amplifiers of cultural change, Room R, 1988. In pdf-format here
Cross-cultural research in alcohol studies, Room R, 1988
Dialectic of drinking in Australian life: From the Rum Corps to the wine column, Room R, 1988
Shifting Perspectives in Studies of Alcohol in the Media, Room R, 1988. In pdf-format here

Kettil Bruun, 1924-1985: An Appreciation, Room R, 1985. In pdf-format here

Dependence and Society, Room R, 1985. In pdf-format here

Drugs, Consciousness and Society: Can We Learn From Others' Experience? Room R, 1985. In pdf-format here

The Liquor Question and the Formation of Consciousness: Nation, Ethnicity and Class at the Turn of the Century, Room R, 1985. In pdf-format here

Alcohol Monopoly as an Idea and as a Reality: Some Perspectives From History, Room R, 1985. In pdf-format here

The World Health Organization and Alcohol Control, Room R, 1984. In pdf-format here

Alcohol Control and Public Health, Room R, 1984. In pdf-format here

Alcohol Problems and the Sociological Constructivist Approach: Quagmire or Path Forward?, Room R, 1984. In pdf-format here

Alcohol and Ethnography: A Case of Problem Deflation, Room R, 1984. In pdf-format here

A Reverence for Strong Drink: The Lost Generation and the Elevation of Alcohol in American Culture, Room R, 1984. In pdf-format here

Looking Beyond the Margin: New Horizons for Economists in Alcohol Studies, Room R, 1983

Shifting Perspectives on Drinking: Alcohol Portrayals in American Film, Room R, 1983.In pdf-format here

Legislative Strategies and the Prevention of Alcohol Problems, Room R, 1983. In pdf-format here

Sociological aspects of the disease concept of alcoholism, Room R, 1983
Alcohol and crime: behavioral aspects, Room R, 1983
Alcohol, science and social control, Room R, 1982
Alcohol as an issue in Papua New Guinea: a view from the outside, Room R, 1982
Region and urbanization as factors in drinking practices and problems, Room R, 1982
A note on observational studies of drinking and community response, Room R, 1981
The case for a problem prevention approach to alcohol, drug, and mental problems, Room R, 1981

NIAAA (Pamphlets and Brochures):

Beyond Hangovers: Understanding alcohol’s impact on your health [PDF ]
Rethinking Drinking [ PDF ]
AgePage - Alcohol Use and Abuse [ PDF ]

Alcohol: A Women's Health Issue [ Español ]

A Family History of Alcoholism—Are You at Risk? [ PDF] l Español ]

Drinking and Your Pregnancy [Español]

Drinking and Your Pregnancy—American Indian version

Harmful Interactions: Mixing Alcohol with Medicines [ PDF l Español]

How Does Alcohol Affect the World of a Child?

How to Cut Down on Your Drinking [ Español]

Keep Kids Alcohol Free: Strategies for Action

Make A Difference: Talk to Your Child About Alcohol - Parents Booklet (Revised 2009) [ PDF l Español ]

Older Adults and Alcohol: You Can Get Help

Tips for Cutting Down on Drinking [ PDF l Español ]

NIAAA (Fact Sheets)

Fetal Alcohol Exposure [ PDF ]
Alcohol and the Hispanic Community [ PDF ]
Women and Alcohol [ PDF ]
Parenting to Prevent Childhood Alcohol Use [ PDF ]
Risky Drinking Can Put a Chill on Your Summer Fun [ PDF ]
Fall Semester—A Time For Parents To Discuss the Risks of CollegeDrinking [ PDF ]
Parents:Help Your Teen Party Right at Graduation [ PDF]
Parents—Spring Break is Another Important Time to Discuss College Drinking [ PDF]
Rethinking Holiday Drinking: New Year, Old Myths, New Fatalities [ PDF]
College Drinking and the Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA)

Underage Drinking and the Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA)

The NIH News in Health, September 2006 Issue: Discussing Drinking—A Back-to-School Conversation You Need to Have [ PDF ]
Alcohol Dependence (Alcoholism) [ PDF ]
Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths [ PDF ]

NIAAA (Alcohol Alert Archives)

1999

No. 46: Are Women More Vulnerable to Alcohol's Effects? (1999)

No. 45: Alcohol and Coronary Heart Disease (1999)

No. 44: Alcohol and the Workplace (1999)

No. 43: Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problems (1999)

1998

No. 42: Alcohol and the Liver (1998)

No. 41: Alcohol and Sleep (1998)

No. 40: Alcohol and Aging (1998)

No .39: Alcohol and Tobacco (1998)

1997

No. 38: Alcohol, Violence, and Aggression (1997)

No. 37: Youth Drinking: Risk Factors and Consequences (1997)

No. 36: Patient Treatment Matching (1997)

No. 35: Alcohol Metabolism (1997)

1996

No. 34: Preventing Alcohol Abuse and Related Problems (1996)

No. 33: Neuroscience Research and Medications Development (1996)

No. 32: Alcohol and Stress (1996)

No. 31: Drinking and Driving (1996)

1995

No. 30: Diagnostic Criteria for Alcohol Abuse and Dependence (1995)

No. 29: College Drinking (1995)

No. 28: Alcohol and Tolerance (1995)

No. 27: Alcohol-Medication Interactions (1995)

1994

No. 26: Alcohol and Hormones (1994)

No. 25: Alcohol-Related Impairment (1994)

No. 24: Animal Models in Alcohol Research (1994)

No. 23: Alcohol and Minorities (1994) - see updated Alcohol Alert No. 55

1993

No. 22: Alcohol and Nutrition (1993)

No. 21: Alcohol and Cancer (1993)

No. 20: Alcohol Research and Public Health Policy (1993)

No. 19: Alcohol and the Liver (1993) - see updated Alcohol Alert No. 42

1992

No. 18: The Genetics of Alcoholism (1992)

No. 17: Treatment Outcome Research (1992)

No. 16: Moderate Drinking (1992)

No. 15: Alcohol and AIDS (1992)

1991

No. 14: Alcoholism and Co-occurring Disorders (1991)

No. 13: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (1991) - see updated Alcohol Alert No. 50

No. 12: Assessing Alcoholism (1991)

No. 11: Estimating the Economic Cost of Alcohol Abuse (1991)

1990

No. 10: Alcohol and Women (1990) - see updated Alcohol Alert No. 46

No. 09: Children of Alcoholics? Are They Different? (1990)

No. 08: Screening for Alcoholism (1990)

No. 07: Alcohol Use and Abuse: Where Do the Numbers Come From? (1990)

1989

No. 06: Relapse and Craving (1989)

No. 05: Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (1989)

No. 04: Alcohol and Cognition (1989)

No. 03: Alcohol and Trauma (1989)

1988

No. 02: Alcohol and Aging (1988) - see updated Alcohol Alert No. 40

No. 01: Methadone Maintenance and Patients in Alcoholism Treatment (1988)

NIAAA (Alcohol Research: Current Reviews Archive)

1999

Alcohol and Stress, Vol. 23, No. 4, 1999

Alcohol and Craving, Vol. 23, No. 3, 1999

Update on Approaches to Alcoholism Treatment, Vol. 23, No. 2, 1999

What Is Moderate Drinking?, Vol. 23, No. 1, 1999

1998

Alcohol Use Among Special Populations, Vol. 22, No. 4, 1998

Alcohol and Hormones, Vol. 22, No. 3, 1998

Alcohol and Youth, Vol. 22, No. 2, 1998

Alcohol Withdrawal, Vol. 22, No. 1, 1998

1997

Emerging Approaches to Alcohol Research, Vol. 21, No.4, 1997

Children of Alcoholics, Vol. 21, No. 3, 1997

Neuroscience: Pathways of Addiction, Vol. 21, No. 2, 1997

Alcohol's Effect on Organ Function, Vol. 21, No. 1, 1997

1996

Alcohol Research and Social Policy, Vol. 20, No. 4, 1996

Drinking Over the Life Span, Vol. 20, No. 3, 1996

Alcoholism and Co-Occurring Disorders, Vol. 20, No. 2, 1996

Typology: The Classification of Alcoholism, Vol. 20, No. 1, 1996

1995

Imaging in Alcohol Research, Vol. 19, No. 4, 1995

The Genetics of Alcoholism, Vol. 19, No. 3, 1995

Alcohol's Effect on Cognition, Vol. 19, No. 2, 1995

Celebrating 25 Years of Research With the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Vol. 19, No. 1, 1995

1994

Advances in Alcoholism Treatment, Vol. 18, No. 4, 1994

Women and Alcohol, Vol. 18, No. 3, 1994

The Primary Care Setting--Recognition and Care of Patients With Alcohol Problems, Vol. 18, No. 2, 1994

Alcohol-Related Birth Defects, Vol. 18, No. 1, 1994

NIAAA

Alcohol Research: Current Reviews

Alcohol Research: Current Reviews is NIAAA's peer-reviewed scientific journal, published three times a year (formerly Alcohol Research and Health). Please click on the desired publication for full text.

Stress and Alcohol, Vol. 34, No. 4, 2012

Update on the Genetics of Alcoholism, Vol. 34, No. 3, 2012

Preventing Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - An Update, Vol. 34, No. 2, 2011

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2011

Expanding the Framework of Treatment, Vol. 33, No. 4, 2011

Alcohol and HIV/AIDS, Vol. 33, No. 3, 2010

Celebrating 40 Years of Alcohol Research, Vol. 33, No. 1 & 2, 2010

A Developmental Perspective on Underage Alcohol Use, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2009

Neuroscience: Pathways to Alcohol Dependence Part II--Neuroadaptation, Risk,and Recovery, Vol. 31, No. 4, 2008

Neuroscience: Pathways to Alcohol Dependence Part 1--Overview of the Neurobiology of Dependence, Vol. 31, No. 3, 2008

Alcohol and Other Drugs, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2008

Systems Biology: The Solution to Understanding Alcohol-Induced Disorders?, Vol. 31, No.1, 2008

Alcohol Metabolism Part II: A Key to Unlocking Alcohol's Effects, Vol. 30, No.1, 2007

Alcohol Metabolism Part I: Mechanisms of Action, Vol. 29, No. 4, 2006

Alcohol and Tobacco: An Update, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2006

National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions: Selected Findings, Vol. 29, No. 2, 2006

Health Services Research, Vol. 29, No.1, 2006

Focus on Young Adult Drinking, Vol. 28, No. 4, 2004/2005

Alcohol and Development in Youth-A Multidisciplinary Overview, Vol. 28, No. 3, 2004/2005

Screening and Brief Intervention, Part II-A Focus on Specific Settings, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2004/2005

Screening and Brief Intervention, Part 1-An Overview, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2004/2005

Alcoholic Liver Disease, Part II - Mechanisms of Injury, Vol. 27, No. 4, 2003

Alcoholic Liver Disease, Part 1- An Overview, Vol. 27, No. 3, 2003

Alcoholic Brain Disease, Vol. 27, No. 2, 2003

Epidemiology in Alcohol Research, Vol. 27, No. 1, 2003

Women and Alcohol: An Update, Vol. 26, No. 4, 2002

Genetic Technology in Alcohol Research, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2002

Alcohol and Comorbid Mental Health Disorders, Vol., 26, No. 2, 2002

Preventing Alcohol-Related Problems, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2002

Alcohol and Disease Interaction, Vol.25, No. 4, 2001

Alcohol-Related Birth Defects: An Update, Vol. 25, No. 3, 2001

Chronobiology, Circadian Rhythms, and Alcohol Use, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2001

Alcohol and Violence, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2001

Alcohol and Tobacco, Vol. 24, No. 4, 2000

Animal Models - Part 2: Searching for the Genes, Vol. 24, No. 3, 2000

Animal Models - Part 1: Behavior and Physiology, Vol. 24, No. 2, 2000

Highlights From the 10th Special Report to Congress, Vol. 24, No. 1, 2000

Websites

AAHistoryLovers: for all lovers of AA history (and for an informed exploration of the subject)

The Cult Information Centre

Dual Recovery Anonymous™ is an independent, nonprofessional, twelve step, self-help fellowship organization for people with a dual diagnosis. Our goal is to help men and women who experience a dual illness. We are chemically dependent and we are also affected by an emotional or psychiatric illness. Both illnesses affect us in all areas of our lives; physically, psychologically, socially, and spiritually

Dual Recovery Anonymous (UK) Please note in particular the following section: Medications and Recovery

Hindsfoot: A not-for-profit organization founded in 1993 for the publication of materials on the history and theory of alcoholism treatment and the moral and spiritual dimensions of recovery

"Liberty” (also known as the National Council for Civil Liberties)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Research Society on Alcoholism (lecture series)

Behavioral Health Recovery Management (papers and publications)

MedlinePlus

NHS Choices: the UK’s biggest health website

Indiana University: Alcohol Research and Health History

World Health Organisation

ALCOHOL REPORTS: An international website dedicated to providing current information on news, reports, publications,and peer-reviewed research articles concerning alcoholism and alcohol-related problems throughout the world
Alcohol and Addiction Studies: A Guide to Resources at Brown University

Selected Papers: William L White
William James (website)

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Alcohol Action Ireland

Alcohol Concern

Alcohol Focus Scotland

Alcohol Research Centre (UConn)

Alcohol Research UK

Secularism and Nonreligion

Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Programme in Science and Religion

The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NHS)
The Foundation for Alcohol Research

International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA)

Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs (SoRAD)

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

Cleveland Alcohol Centre

Higher Power Project (University of Chester)

Inform

Virtual Religion Index

British Social Attitudes

UK Data Archive

NatCen: Britain’s largest independent social research agency

Get Safe Online: the UK’s leading source of unbiased, factual and easy-to-understand information on online safety

ABMRF

Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice

Centre for Substance Abuse Research

Division on Addictions

European Commission (Public Health – Alcohol Policy)

European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism

Institute of Alcohol Studies

International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

Midwest Alcoholism Research Centre

Psych Central

Journals

Addiction Journal

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Journal of Drug Issues

Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Databases

PMC: a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM) (simply insert search terms eg. alcoholism, alcoholics anonymous etc for listings and links)

ETOH: Alcohol & Alcohol Problems Science Database

UK Pub Med Central: A unique, free, information resource for biomedical and health researchers

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Ubuntu: free operating system

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Tor: anonymous web browser

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DuckDuckGo: anonymised search engine

7-Zip is a free file archiver with a high compression ratio
Adblock Plus: Surf the web without annoying ads!

Coggle: redefining the way documents work: the way we share and store knowledge

IHMC Cmap Tools: a knowledge modelling kit

Diaspora*: social media – free, anonymous, private

CEO email addresses

SpiderOak: makes it possible for you to privately store, sync, share & access your data from everywhere

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Links and downloads

(This section will be progressively re-organised to accommodate different reference categories and sub-categories etc ie. articles, websites etc)

How It Works: Sobriety Sentencing, the Constitution and Alcoholics Anonymous. A Perspective from AA's Founding Community, Dehn M, The Berkeley Electronic Press, Cleveland, Ohio, September, 2005

Alcohol Research: Current Reviews