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Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly Volume 32, 2014 - Issue 2-3: Alcoholics Anonymous: New Directions in Research on Spirituality and Recovery
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Dynamics of Spirituality

A Psychodynamic Perspective on the Efficacy of 12-Step Programs

E. J. KhantzianHarvard Medical School at the Cambridge (Hospital) Health Alliance, Haverhill, MassachusettsUSACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 225-236 | Published online: 30 Jun 2014

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