Planting the seeds of change: Directionality in the narrative construction of recovery from addiction

Psychology and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 639-664

  Kougiali, Zetta G ^a   Fasulo, Alessandra ^b   Needs, Adrian ^b   Van Laar, Darren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

addiction substance use; behaviour change; narratives; processes of change; recovery

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; HUMANS; NARRATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 85014544353     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2017.1293053     Document Type: Article

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