An existential model of flourishing subsequent to treatment for addiction: The importance of living a meaningful and spiritual life

Illness Crisis and Loss

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-147

  Hart, Kenneth E ^a   Singh, Terence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcoholics; Meaning; Spirituality; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349331522     PISSN: 10541373     EISSN: 15526968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/IL.17.2.d     Document Type: Article

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