one or more relapses, but most of the other 25% never successfully recover. Literature From 1965 to 1980 Neurotics Anonymous published a mimeographed quarterly periodical, the Journal of Mental Health (). This should not be confused with the newer journal of the same name that began publishing in 1992 (). Early in the development of N/A they used Alcoholics Anonymous (the so-called Big Book) and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, the two fundamental books of the Alcoholics Anonymous program. While reading out loud at meetings, members changed instances of the word "alcoholic" to "neurotic." Passages in the book referring specifically to drinking were ignored. Eventually, N/A began creating books from articles published in the Journal of Mental Health. There were three such books published in English. The N/A organizations in Brazil and Mexico use translations of the English literature as well as literature written by groups in their area. Parallel organization A registered charity, known as Neurotics Anonymous and located in London, was created in the late 1960s by John Oliver Yates. Yates was prompted to create the groups after trauma he had suffered from a car accident that left him completely blind. Group membership was open to anyone, although it was recommended for people who had a nervous illness severe enough to require hospitalization. This charity differed from conventional twelve-step programs in several ways. There was a nominal fee charged for membership. Meetings opened with a discussion of outside issues, such debate on social, political or cultural topics. The debate was followed by a personal problem forum where members brought their problems to Yates for initial comment followed by a presentation for group discussion. See also Emotions Anonymous GROW List of twelve-step groups Recovery International (formerly Recovery, Inc.) Self-help groups for mental health Recovery model References External links Neurotics Anonymous in the United States Neurotics Anonymous in Argentina Neurotics Anonymous in Brazil Neurotics Anonymous in Mexico Neurotics Anonymous in Portugal Neurotics Anonymous channel on YouTube Mental health support groups Organizations established in 1964 Psychiatric rehabilitation Twelve-step programs