Remission without treatment: A review of the literature on the problematic use of alcohol;La rémission sans traitement : état de la question pour une consommation problématique d'alcool

Annales Medico-Psychologiques

Volumn 166, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 727-734

  Acier, D ^a   Nadeau, L ^a   Landry, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b RISQ   (Canada)

Author keywords

Factors of Change; Natural Recovery; Rehabilitation Services; Review of Literature; Spontaneous Remission

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 54549112131     PISSN: 00034487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amp.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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