Knowledge and attitudes about pharmacotherapy for alcoholism: A survey of counselors and administrators in community-based addiction treatment centres

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-118

  Thomas, Suzanne E ^a   Miller, Peter M ^a  

^a MUSC Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NALTREXONE; DRUGS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF ADDICTION;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL REHABILITATION PROGRAM; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DETERRENTS; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COUNSELING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NALTREXONE; SOUTH CAROLINA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 34347221937     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agl100     Document Type: Article

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