Distinctions Without a Difference: Direct Comparisons of Psychotherapies for Alcohol Use Disorders

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 533-543

  Imel, Zac E ^a   Wampold, Bruce E ^a   Miller, Scott D ^b   Fleming, Reg R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change   (United States)

^c VANCOUVER ISLAND HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

alcohol use disorders; allegiance; meta analysis; psychotherapy; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY; TEMPERANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57649202672     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013171     Document Type: Article

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