Should patients' religiosity influence clinicians' referral to 12-step self-help groups? Evidence from a study of 3,018 male substance abuse patients

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 790-794

  Winzelberg, Andrew ^a   Humphreys, Keith ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RELIGION; SELF HELP; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032744497     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.67.5.790     Document Type: Article

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