Ruthless Compassion: Reflections on the Treatment of an Alcoholic

Clinical Case Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 234-249

  Peterson, Chris ^a  

^a Pacifica Graduate Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

addictive disorders; addition treatment; psychoanalytic psychotherapy; treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993709907     PISSN: 15346501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534650103259639     Document Type: Article

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