Development and initial validation of an instrument to measure perceived coercion to enter treatment for substance abuse

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 463-470

  Klag, Stefanie ^a   Creed, Peter ^a   O'Callaghan, Frances ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coercion; Drug and alcohol treatment; Perceived Coercion Questionnaire; Scale development; Therapeutic community

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; COERCION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845773889     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.20.4.463     Document Type: Article

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