Forgiveness and purpose in life as spiritual mechanisms of recovery from substance use disorders

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 528-543

  Lyons, Geoffrey C B ^a   Deane, Frank P ^a   Kelly, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

12 steps; forgiveness; purpose in life; religiosity; spirituality; substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956199687     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066351003660619     Document Type: Article

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