The relationship between addiction and religion and its possible implication for care

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 45, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2357-2375

  Borras, Laurence ^a   Khazaal, Yasser ^a   Khan, Riaz ^a   Mohr, Sylvia ^a   Kaufmann, Yves Alexandre ^a   Zullino, Daniele ^a   Huguelet, Philippe ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

addiction; recovery; religion; religiosity; religious; spiritual well being; spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 78049478550     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826081003747611     Document Type: Article

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