What Promotes Wisdom in 12-Step Recovery?

Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-39

  DiGangi, Julia A ^a   Majer, John M ^b   Mendoza, Leslie ^c   Droege, Jocelyn R ^c   Jason, Leonard A ^c   Contreras, Richard ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Truman College Chicago   (United States)

^c DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

12 step participation; Alcoholics Anonymous; Foundational Value Scale; Narcotics Anonymous; Oxford House; Twelve Step Participation Questionnaire; wisdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897640983     PISSN: 1556035X     EISSN: 15560368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1556035X.2013.836869     Document Type: Article

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