Is the 'community as method' approach gender sensitive? Client and treatment characteristics in European therapeutic communities. Results of the BIOMED II (IPTRP) project

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 150-161

  De Wilde, Joke ^a   Broekaert, Eric ^a   Segraeus, Vera ^b   Rosseel, Yves ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Client characteristics; Gender sensitivity; Substance abuse; Therapeutic community; Treatment characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644989493     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2006.00374.x     Document Type: Review

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