12-step interventions and mutual support programs for substance use disorders: An overview

Social Work in Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 313-332

  Donovan, Dennis M ^a   Ingalsbe, Michelle H ^b   Benbow, James ^c   Daley, Dennis C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

12 Step; mutual support; recovery activities; self help

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK;

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84879086174     PISSN: 19371918     EISSN: 1937190X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2013.774663     Document Type: Article

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