Dissociative phenomena among recovering heroin users and their relationship to duration of abstinence

Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-38

  Somer, Eli ^a   Avni, Ronit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Maytal Israel Inst Treatm S   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dissociation; Heroin; Israel; Substance abuse; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644855832     PISSN: 1533256X     EISSN: 15332578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J160v03n01_03     Document Type: Article

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