Developing a willingness to change: Treatment-seeking processes for people with alcohol problems

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 118-123

  Jakobsson, Annika ^a   Hensing, Gunnel ^a   Spak, Fredrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUPPORT GROUP; SWEDEN; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 14844321937     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agh128     Document Type: Article

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