Resilience in adult children of alcoholics: A Nonpathological Approach to Social Work Practice

Health and Social Work

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-209

  Palmer, Nancie ^a  

^a WASHBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult children of alcoholics; Model; Resilience; Social work practice; Strengths perspective

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL WORK;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0031204613     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/22.3.201     Document Type: Article

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