The autobiography of addiction: Autobiographical reasoning and psychological adjustment in abstinent alcoholics

Memory

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-78

  Dunlop, William L ^a   Tracy, Jessica L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol addiction; Autobiographical reasoning; Psychological adjustment; Self event connections

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLICS; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84873630232     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2012.713970     Document Type: Article

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