Guilt, shame, and depression in clients in recovery from addiction

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-134

  Meehan, William ^a   O'connor, Lynn E ^a   Berry, Jack W ^a   Weiss, Joseph ^b   Momson, Andrea ^a   Acampora, Alfonso ^c  

^a WRIGHT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute ^*  (United States)

^c Walden House   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Depression; Guilt; Men; Recovery; Shame; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESPONSIBILITY; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHAME;

EID: 0030018158     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.1996.10524385     Document Type: Article

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