Psychological interventions with families of alcohol misusers: A systematic review

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 616-648

  Templeton, Lorna ^a   Velleman, Richard ^b   Russell, Claire ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcohol misuse; Families; psychological interventions; systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049455547     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066350903499839     Document Type: Review

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