Confrontation about potential harm related to substance use: Changes in and correlates of confrontation in sober living houses

Therapeutic Communities

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 373-385

  Polcin, Douglas L ^a   Greenfield, Thomas K ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Confrontation; Sober living houses; Social support; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ABSTINENCE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADDICTION; ALCOHOL AND DRUG CONFRONTATION SCALE; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY INTERACTION; FEMALE; FRIEND; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 37849186695     PISSN: 09641866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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