Attitudes and Beliefs about 12-Step Groups among Addiction Treatment Clients and Clinicians: Toward Identifying Obstacles to Participation

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 38, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 2017-2047

  Laudet, Alexandre B ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

12 step; Alcoholics Anonymous; Mutualhelp; Self help; Substance user treatment; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE;

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGION; SELF HELP; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0345060333     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-120025124     Document Type: Article

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