Alcoholic parentage, self-labeling, and endorsement of ACOA-codependent traits

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-48

  George, William H ^a   La Marr, June ^b   Barrett, Kimberly ^b   McKinnon, Terry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0032990830     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.13.1.39     Document Type: Article

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