Alcoholics anonymous: A group-analytic view of fellowship organizations

Group Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 243-258

  Weegmann, Martin ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AA; Fellowship; Recovery; Spirituality; Twelve Steps; Twelve Traditions

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPATHY; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; RELIGION; REVIEW;

EID: 3142586866     PISSN: 05333164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0533316404041276     Document Type: Review

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