Flourishing, languishing and moderate mental health: Prevalence and change in mental health during recovery from drug and alcohol problems

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 351-360

  McGaffin, Breanna Joy ^a   Deane, Frank P ^a   Kelly, Peter J ^a   Ciarrochi, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flourishing; Mental health; Recovery; Recovery capital; Substance use disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944029571     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359.2015.1019346     Document Type: Article

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