Denial in alcohol and other drug use disorders: A critique of theory

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-193

  Ann Stoddard Dare, Patricia ^a   Derigne, Leaanne ^b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcohol and other drug dependence; Denial; Stages of change; Substance abuse; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949372560     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066350902770441     Document Type: Article

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