Beyond “happily ever after”: Family recovery from alcohol problems

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 31-58

  Schmid, Joyce ^a   Brown, Stephanie ^b,c  

^a The Addictions Institute ^*  (United States)

^b Mental Research Institute (MRI)   (United States)

^c Mental Research Institute Palo Alto   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Family; Recovery; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD CARE; COMPREHENSION; CONVALESCENCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; HISTORY; HUMAN; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; REVIEW;

EID: 65749135669     PISSN: 07347324     EISSN: 15444538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J020v26n01_03     Document Type: Article

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