A critical review of adolescent substance abuse group treatments

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-243

  Engle, Bretton ^a   MacGowan, Mark J ^b  

^a BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; AOD abuse treatment; Group work; Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70849089230     PISSN: 15433714     EISSN: 15433722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15433710802686971     Document Type: Article

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