Who receives confrontation in recovery houses and when is it experienced as supportive?

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 504-517

  Polcin, Douglas L ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

coercion; Confrontation; mandated treatment; pressure; social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649175320     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350801968732     Document Type: Article

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