Benefits and costs of alcoholic relationships and recovery through Al-Anon

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 62-71

  Young, Lance Brendan ^a   Timko, Christine ^b  

^a Western Illinois University Quad Cities   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Al Anon; Alcoholism; Barriers; Codependence; Enabling; Mutual help group; Social support; Twelve Step

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; CODEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84937217603     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.957773     Document Type: Article

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