The psychosocial benefits of alcoholics anonymous

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 252-255

  Suire, Jared G ^a   Bothwell, Robert K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33646514511     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550490600626622     Document Type: Article

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