Self-Compassion Amongst Clients with Problematic Alcohol Use

Mindfulness

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 308-317

  Brooks, Michelle ^a   Kay Lambkin, Frances ^b   Bowman, Jenny ^a   Childs, Steven ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c New South Wales Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Anxiety; Depression; Mindfulness; Self compassion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876548949     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-012-0106-5     Document Type: Article

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