Grief experiences of parents coping with an adult child with problem substance use

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-83

  Oreo, Amanda ^a   Ozgul, Salih ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attachment; Family communication; Parental grief; Substance use; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947359010     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350601036169     Document Type: Article

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