Spiritual transcendence and religious practices in recovery from pathological gambling: Reducing pain or enhancing quality of life?

Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 18, Issue , 2007, Pages 155-175

  Walsh, James M ^a   Ciarrocchi, Joseph W ^b   Piedmont, Ralph L ^c   Haskins, Deborah ^c  

^a WILMINGTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Saint Luke Institute   (United States)

^c Loyola College Pastoral Counseling   (United States)

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EID: 43249134725     PISSN: 10468064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004158511.i-301.63     Document Type: Article

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