Facilitating comprehensive assessment of 12-step experiences: A multidimensional measure of mutual-help activity

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 181-203

  Kelly, John F ^a   Urbanoski, Karen A ^a   Hoeppner, Bettina B ^a   Slaymaker, Valerie J ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Hazelden   (United States)

Author keywords

addiction; Alcoholics Anonymous; measurement; mutual help groups; Narcotics Anonymous; psychometric; recovery; self help groups

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTENT VALIDITY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; SAMPLE; SELF HELP; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 79961064862     PISSN: 07347324     EISSN: 15444538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2011.586280     Document Type: Article

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