Working with Family Members to Engage Treatment-Refusing Drinkers: The CRAFT Program

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 169-193

  Smith, Jane Ellen ^a   Meyers, Robert J ^a   Austin, Julia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Community reinforcement; Concerned significant others; Contingency management; Treatment engagement

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 84869586409     PISSN: 07347324     EISSN: 15444538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J020v26n01_09     Document Type: Article

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