Individual and contextual predictors of involvement in twelve-step self-help groups after substance abuse treatment

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 537-563

  Mankowski, Eric S ^a   Humphreys, Keith ^b   Moos, Rudolf H ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hierarchical linear model; Self help; Substance abuse; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VETERAN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 0035434996     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010469900892     Document Type: Article

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