Why is natural recovery so common for addictive disorders?

Addiction

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1520-1521

  Slutske, Wendy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

natural recovery; self change; sex differences; treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REMISSION; SEX RATIO; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING CESSATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77955404757     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03035.x     Document Type: Note

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