A systematic review of the methodologies used in research related to adult drug and alcohol rehabilitation in therapeutic communities published 2000-2013

Therapeutic Communities

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 193-208

  Perryman, Cassandra ^a   Dingle, Genevieve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Substance use disorders; Therapeutic communities; Treatment outcomes; Treatment retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946924111     PISSN: 09641866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/TC-09-2014-0029     Document Type: Review

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