The impact of kin and fictive kin relationships on the mental health of black adult children of alcoholics

Health and Social Work

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 259-266

  Hall, J Camille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACOAs; Black; Coping; Fictive kin; Kin; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349194201     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/33.4.259     Document Type: Article

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