Why people enter treatment for alcohol problems: Findings from UK Alcohol Treatment Trial pre-treatment interviews

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 161-176

  Orford, Jim F ^a   Kerr, Cicely ^b   Copello, Alex ^a   Hodgson, Ray ^c   Alwyn, Tina ^d   Black, Rachel ^e   Smith, Melanie ^f   Thistlethwaite, Gill ^g   Westwood, Alison ^g   Slegg, Gary ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Alcohol Education and Research Council   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Psychological Therapies Service   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^g LEEDS AND YORK PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^h BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol problems; Qualitative data; Treatment entry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AUDIO RECORDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY RELATION; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33745959763     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14659890500246540     Document Type: Article

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