Perceived neighborhood safety and depressive symptoms among African American crack users

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 445-468

  Zule, William A ^a   Morgan Lopez, Antonio A ^a   Lam, Wendy K K ^a   Wechsberg, Wendee M ^a   Luseno, Winnie K ^a   Young, Siobhan K ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Crack users; Depression; Perceived neighborhood safety; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE; CRACK COCAINE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41449115747     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080701203054     Document Type: Article

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