The road to recovery: Where are we going and how do we get there? Empirically driven conclusions and future directions for service development and research

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 12-13, 2008, Pages 2001-2020

  Laudet, Alexandre B ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

12 step fellowships; Quality of life; Recovery; Remission; Substance use; Substance user treatment

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIALIZATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WELLBEING;

EID: 57349085089     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080802293459     Document Type: Review

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