| Circles of Recovery: Self-Help Organizations for Addictions Contributor(s): Humphreys, Keith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521176379 ISBN-13: 9780521176378 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Psychiatry - General - Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - General - Science |
| Dewey: 362.291 |
| Series: International Research Monographs in the Addictions |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6" W x 9" (0.79 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Self-help organizations across the world have attracted millions of individuals seeking to address addiction problems with drugs or alcohol. This book provides an integrative, international review of research that focuses on how these organizations affect individual members and whether self-help groups and formal health care systems can work together to combat substance abuse. In addition, it offers practical strategies for individual clinicians and treatment systems on how to interact with self-help organizations. |