Partner enabling of substance use disorders: Critical review and future directions

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 257-270

  Rotunda, Rob J ^a   Doman, Kathy ^b  

^a Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0034816190     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: 15210383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926180126496     Document Type: Article

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