Use of clergy services among individuals seeking treatment for alcohol use problems

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 345-351

  Bohnert, Amy S B ^a,b   Perron, Brian E ^a,c   Jarman, Christopher N ^c   Vaughn, Michael G ^d,e   Chatters, Linda M ^c   Taylor, Robert Joseph ^c  

^a VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLERGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALITY DISORDER; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; COMPLICATION; COUNSELING; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CLERGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PASTORAL CARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77953842047     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2010.00050.x     Document Type: Article

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