The notion of self in the journey back from addiction

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1094-1101

  MacKintosh, Valerie ^a   Knight, Tess ^b  

^a Private Practice   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Addiction substance use; Alcohol alcoholism; Recovery; Rehabilitation; Self

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADDICTION; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RECORDING; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863682461     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732312450325     Document Type: Article

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