Religiousness and spirituality as possible recovery variables in treated and natural recoveries: A qualitative study

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 119-135

  Collins, Michael A ^a,b  

^a Aspen Regional Health Authority   (Canada)

^b Oxford Society of Scholars   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Natural recovered; Religiousness; Spirituality; Treatment recovered

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HUMAN; MALE; PHILOSOPHY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS GROUP; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 33847421002     PISSN: 07347324     EISSN: 15444538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J020v24n04_08     Document Type: Article

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