A tale of the spontaneous emergence of a recovery group and the characteristics that are making it thrive: Exploring the politics and knowledge of recovery

Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 176-196

  Livingston, Wulf ^a   Baker, Matt ^b   Jobber, Sidney ^c   Atkins, Bob ^c  

^a GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DARE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol and drug; Community intervention; Recovery; Social inclusion; Wilderness therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956347536     PISSN: 1556035X     EISSN: 15560368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1556035X.2011.571134     Document Type: Article

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