Pagano Maria E, Post Stephen G, Johnson Shannon M
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Cleveland, Ohio USA.
Alcohol Treat Q. 2010 Jan 1;29(1):23-34. doi: 10.1080/07347324.2011.538320. Epub 2011 Jan 19.
The helper therapy principle (HTP) observes the helper's health benefits derived from helping another with a shared malady. The HTP is embodied by the program of Alcoholics Anonymous as a method to diminish egocentrism as a root cause of addiction. This article reviews recent evidence of the HTP in alcohol populations, extends to populations with chronic conditions beyond addiction, and concludes with new directions of empirical inquiry.
辅助治疗原则(HTP)关注的是帮助患有共同疾病的他人所带来的对辅助者的健康益处。匿名戒酒会的项目体现了辅助治疗原则,将其作为一种减少自我中心主义这一成瘾根源的方法。本文回顾了近期关于酒精成瘾人群中辅助治疗原则的证据,将其扩展到成瘾以外的慢性疾病人群,并以实证研究的新方向作为结论。