Alcoholism, personality, and religion/spirituality: An integrative review

Current Drug Abuse Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 250-260

  Haber, Jon Randolph ^a   Koenig, Laura B ^b   Jacob, Theodore ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol treatment; Alcohol use disorders; Alcoholism; Behavior undercontrol; Behavioral genetics; Negative affect; Neuroticism; Personality; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH BELIEF; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL ATTITUDE;

EID: 83455220553     PISSN: 18744737     EISSN: 18744745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874473711104040250     Document Type: Review

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