Principles for practice with substance-abusing pregnant women: A framework based on the five social work intervention roles

Social Work

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 383-394

  Sun, An Pyng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Social work intervention; Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MENTAL DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3543140575     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/49.3.383     Document Type: Review

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