The phenomenon of self-change: Overview and key issues

Promoting Self-Change From Addictive Behaviors: Practical Implications for Policy, Prevention, and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-30

  Sobell, Linda Carter ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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