Alcoholics Anonymous attendance, decreases in impulsivity and drinking and psychosocial outcomes over 16 years: Moderated-mediation from a developmental perspective

Addiction

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2167-2177

  Blonigen, Daniel M ^a   Timko, Christine ^a   Finney, John W ^a   Moos, Bernice S ^a   Moos, Rudolf H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Alcohol use disorders; Alcoholics Anonymous; Impulsivity; Moderated mediation; Psychosocial outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80455160220     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03522.x     Document Type: Article

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