The General Alcoholics Anonymous Tools of Recovery: The adoption of 12-step practices and beliefs

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 553-561

  Greenfield, Brenna L ^a   Tonigan, J Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

12 steps; Alcoholics Anonymous; Mutual help; Self help; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ILLICIT DRUG;

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS INVENTORY; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS TOOLS OF RECOVERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATURALISTIC INQUIRY; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SPIRITUAL CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; RECURRENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876544456     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029268     Document Type: Article

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