Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 25-35 , January 2008

Motivation and the stages of change among individuals with severe mental illness and substance abuse disorders

  • Carlo C. DiClemente, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA. Tel.: +1 410 455 2415; fax: +1 410 455 1005.
    • ,
  • Melissa Nidecker, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
    • ,
  • Alan S. Bellack, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • VISN 5 Mental Illness, Research, Education, and Clinical Center and University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

Received 7 August 2006 ,Revised 11 December 2006 ,Accepted 16 December 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.12.034

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 25-35 , January 2008

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