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Forgot to add this in my other response (where I addressed effectiveness). With respect to your characterisation of 12-steps as pseudoscience, I can only state
by phs318u 5y ago
Forgot to add this in my other response (where I addressed effectiveness).
With respect to your characterisation of 12-steps as pseudoscience, I can only state that it’s a program designed to change your thinking and by so doing, trigger neurological changes or divert previously default responses. In that sense it’s in the same category as the many and varied approaches used in the field of psychology (eg CBT, DBT etc). Is psychology a pseudoscience in your view?
- sneak 5y agoThe effectiveness of a treatment can be measured, and results observed. CBT is effective. 12 step programs are not.
- phs318u 5y agoFor someone who has made a lot of absolute claims, you have not provided any references to back up your claims. Here's a recent study that directly refutes your claim. https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/03/alcoholics-anonymous-most-effective-path-to-alcohol-abstinence.html https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/03/alcoholics-an...