Narratives for recovery: Personal stories in the 'Big Book' of Alcoholics Anonymous

Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-52

  Strobbe, Stephen ^a   Kurtz, Ernest ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

"Big Book"; Alcoholics Anonymous; Narrative analysis; Personal stories; Storytelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858730664     PISSN: 1556035X     EISSN: 15560368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1556035X.2012.632320     Document Type: Article

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