Three potential mediators of the effects of child abuse and neglect on adulthood substance use among women

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 337-347

  White, Helene Raskin ^a   Widom, Cathy Spatz ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG TRAFFIC; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RACE DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ADDICTION; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRIME; ETHNOLOGY; HISPANIC; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; NEGRO; PERSONALITY TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVOR;

STREET DRUG;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COHORT STUDIES; CRIME; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STREET DRUGS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 50249237835     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2008.69.337     Document Type: Article

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