Treatment for alcoholism: Older and wiser?

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 41-59

  Wilbourne, Paula L ^a   Miller, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcoholism; Review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; DISULFIRAM; NALTREXONE; NICOTINE;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; AMBIVALENCE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; COUNSELING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; FAMILY THERAPY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; REDUCTION; REMISSION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SKILL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036980641     PISSN: 07347324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J020v20n03_03     Document Type: Review

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