Awareness of self-change as a pathway to recovery for alcohol abusers: Results from five different groups

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 399-404

  Cunningham, John A ^a   Sobell, Linda C ^b   Sobell, Mark B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; SELF CARE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0031777226     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4603(97)00035-X     Document Type: Article

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