United Kingdom substance misuse treatment workers' attitudes toward 12-step self-help groups

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 321-327

  Day, Ed ^a   Gaston, Romina Lopez ^b   Furlong, Elizabeth ^b   Murali, Vijaya ^b   Copello, Alex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

12 Step treatment; Alcoholics anonymous; Narcotics anonymous; Staff attitudes; Substance use disorders

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SELF HELP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 28244491447     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2005.08.009     Document Type: Article

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