Perceptions of 12-step interventions among UK substance-misuse patients attending residential inpatient treatment in a UK treatment setting

Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 306-323

  Gaston, Romina S Lopez ^a   Best, David ^b   Day, Ed ^c   White, William ^d  

^a Dual Diagnosis Service   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

12 step interventions; Barriers to engagement; Continuity of care; Inpatient detoxification

Indexed keywords

EID: 78549254500     PISSN: 1556035X     EISSN: 15560368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1556035X.2010.523371     Document Type: Article

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