Resolution of drinking problems without formal treatment

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 14-23

  Finfgeld, Deborah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Drinking problems; Natural recovery; Self change; Self help; Spontaneous remission

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REMISSION; REVIEW; SELF CARE;

ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0031179421     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1997.tb00544.x     Document Type: Article

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