‘A New Way to Live My Life’: How Al-Anon Influences Resilience: A Qualitative Account

Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 42-58

  Corrigan, Brid ^a  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Al Anon; mutual help groups; resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961257128     PISSN: 1556035X     EISSN: 15560368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1556035X.2015.1110740     Document Type: Article

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