Alcoholics anonymous and rational recovery: readability of the "big book" vs the small book

B C Rather; J D Murphy

doi:10.2466/pms.1995.81.3f.1313

Alcoholics anonymous and rational recovery: readability of the "big book" vs the small book

Percept Mot Skills. 1995 Dec;81(3 Pt 2):1313-4. doi: 10.2466/pms.1995.81.3f.1313.

Authors

B C Rather¹, J D Murphy

Affiliation

¹ Medicine Bow Psychological Services, Laramie, WY 82070, USA.

PMID: 8684932
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1995.81.3f.1313

Abstract

Readability of the Big Book used in Alcoholics Anonymous confirmed Mills' finding of an 8th- or 9th-grade reading level, but readability of the Small Book for Rational Recovery required college level reading.

MeSH terms

Alcoholics Anonymous*
Alcoholism / rehabilitation*
Alcoholism / therapy*
Bibliotherapy*
Humans
Reading*