Future of God in recovery from drug addiction

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 800-808

  Sellman, John D ^a   Baker, Michael P ^a   Adamson, Simon J ^a   Geering, Lloyd G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Drug addiction; Entheogens; God; Higher power; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIETHYLAMINE; IBOGAINE; KETAMINE; MESCALINE; NALTREXONE; PSILOCYBINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ALCOHOLISM; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SELF HELP; SPIRITUAL HEALING;

CHRISTIANITY; HUMANS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34548654363     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670701579074     Document Type: Review

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