Coping strategies in 12-step recovery: More evidence for categorical involvement

Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-14

  Majer, John M ^a   Droege, Jocelyn R ^b   Jason, Leonard A ^b  

^a Truman College Chicago   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

12 step involvement; Alcoholics Anonymous; Coping; Narcotics Anonymous; Oxford House; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858719761     PISSN: 1556035X     EISSN: 15560368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1556035X.2012.632317     Document Type: Article

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