An emerging theory of boredom in recovery for adult substance users with HIV/AIDS attending an urban day treatment program

Occupational Therapy in Mental Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 27-50

  Corvinelli, Antonietta ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boredom; HIV AIDS; Occupation; Substance use

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOREDOM; CASE REPORT; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DREAM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MALE; OCCUPATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECREATION; STIMULUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 34249006878     PISSN: 0164212X     EISSN: 15413101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J004v23n02_02     Document Type: Article

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