Hitting Bottom: Help Seeking Among Alcoholics Anonymous Members

Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 321-335

  Young, Lance Brendan ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholics Anonymous; alcoholism; help seeking; mutual help group; treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859336953     PISSN: 1533256X     EISSN: 15332578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1533256X.2011.618067     Document Type: Article

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