Treatment seeking and subsequent 1-year drinking outcomes among treatment clients in Sweden and the U.S.A. A cross-cultural comparison

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1122-1131

  Witbrodt, Jane ^a,b   Romelsjö, Anders ^b  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Drinking outcome; Gender; Treatment outcome; Treatment system

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TEMPERANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863207758     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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