Addiction and the family: Is it time for services to take notice of the evidence?

Addiction

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1361-1363

  Copello, Alex ^a,b   Orford, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG ABUSE; EDITORIAL; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0036847216     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2002.00259.x     Document Type: Editorial

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