Two-year outcome of coping skills training, group support and information for spouses of alcoholics: A randomized controlled trial

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-140

  Hansson, Helena ^a   Zetterlind, Ulla ^a   Åberg Örbeck, Kirsten ^a   Berglund, Mats ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPOUSE; SUPPORT GROUP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SPOUSES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642398011     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agh024     Document Type: Article

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