Alcoholics' perceptions of factors in the onset and termination of relapses and the maintenance of abstinence: Results from a 30-month follow-up

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 167-180

  McKay, James R ^a,f   Maisto, Stephen A ^b   O'Farrell, Timothy J ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Treatment Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; RELAPSE;

EID: 0029764747     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.10.3.167     Document Type: Article

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