Orientation Toward Spirituality and Self-Help Approaches in the Therapeutic Community

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-54

  Dermatis, Helen ^a,b   Guschwan, Marianne T ^a   Galanter, Marc ^a   Bunt, Gregory ^a  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Spirituality; Therapeutic community; Twelve Step approaches

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RELIGION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SELF HELP; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 1842509874     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v23n01_04     Document Type: Article

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