Addiction, spirituality and 12-step programmes

International Social Work

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 369-383

  Dossett, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

12 step programmes; addiction; Higher Power; recovery; spirituality; substance misuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876909334     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: 14617234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872813475689     Document Type: Article

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