Emerging adults' treatment outcomes in relation to 12-step mutual-help attendance and active involvement

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 151-157

  Kelly, John F ^a   Stout, Robert L ^b   Slaymaker, Valerie ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation   (United States)

^c Hazelden   (United States)

Author keywords

12 Step; Addiction treatment; Alcoholics Anonymous; Emerging adults; Narcotics Anonymous; Young adults

Indexed keywords

12 STEP MUTUAL HELP ATTENDANCE AND ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TEMPERANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875245837     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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