How do people recover from alcohol dependence? A systematic review of the research on mechanisms of behavior change in Alcoholics Anonymous

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 236-259

  Kelly, John Francis ^a   Magill, Molly ^b   Stout, Robert Lauren ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcoholism; Mutual help groups; Recovery; Self help

Indexed keywords

EID: 69749087409     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350902770458     Document Type: Article

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