Alcoholics Anonymous more Efficient than Psychotherapy?: A Critical Analysis of the Cochrane-Review of Kelly, Humphreys and Ferri 2020

Abstract

A 2020 published Cochrane-Review on Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs for alcohol use disorders suggests that these interventions are more effective than established psychotherapeutic interventions. This article presents main findings of the review and discusses their internal and external validity. Validity is restricted due to the outcome measures used, the definition of intervention and control conditions, a selective reporting of results and limited generalizability of samples.