First-person experiences of recovery in co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions

Advances in Dual Diagnosis

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 13-24

  Brekke, Eva ^a,b   Lien, Lars ^a,c   Davidson, Larry ^d   Biong, Stian ^b  

^a INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^c Innlandet University College   (Norway)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Concurrent disorders; Dual diagnosis; First person perspectives; Recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011552300     PISSN: 17570972     EISSN: 20428324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/ADD-07-2016-0015     Document Type: Article

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