Addiction, abuse, and family relationships: Childhood experiences of five incarcerated African American women

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 29-47

  Johnson, Henia D ^a   Young, Diane S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; African American women; Alcohol and drugs; Child sexual abuse; Family relationships; Incarceration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER;

EID: 0038076503     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J233v01n04_02     Document Type: Article

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