Family members of relatives with alcohol, drug and gambling problems: A set of standardized questionnaires for assessing stress, coping and strain

Addiction

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1611-1624

  Orford, Jim ^a,b   Templeton, Lorna ^c   Velleman, Richard ^c   Copello, Alex ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Coping; Family members; Gambling problems; Hope; Social support; Substance problems; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; COPING QUESTIONNAIRE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FAMILY; FAMILY MEMBER IMPACT SCALE; FEMALE; HOPEFULNESS HOPELESSNESS SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; SYMPTOM RATING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 27744590430     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01178.x     Document Type: Article

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