What influences referral to 12-step mutual self-help groups by treatment professionals?

European Addiction Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 241-247

  Wall, Rosemary ^a   Sondhi, Arun ^b   Day, Ed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Therapeutic Solutions   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Knowledge; Referral; Treatment; Twelve step groups

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF HELP; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84900884318     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: 14219891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000357940     Document Type: Article

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