Intention to utilize formal help in a sample with alcohol problems: A prospective study

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 210-216

  Freyer, Jennis ^a   Coder, Beate ^a   Bischof, Gallus ^b   Baumeister, Sebastian E ^a   Rumpf, Hans Jürgen ^b   John, Ulrich ^a   Hapke, Ulfert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Formal help; Intention; Motivation; Treatment; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THINKING;

EID: 33846798468     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.08.018     Document Type: Article

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