Gender Differences in Victimization Severity and Outcomes Among Adolescents Treated for Substance Abuse

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-35

  Titus, Janet C ^a   Dennis, Michael L ^a   White, William L ^a   Scott, Christy K ^a,b   Funk, Rodney R ^a  

^a CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b Chestnut's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Adolescence; Assessment; Drug treatment; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038321007     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559502239612     Document Type: Article

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