Treating Alcohol Problems With Couple Therapy

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 514-525

  McCrady, Barbara S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Alcohol Behavioral Couple Therapy; Cognitive behavior therapy; Couple therapy; Women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ASSERTIVENESS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMMUNICATION; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 84859744248     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.21854     Document Type: Article

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