Lived experiences of vulnerability in the childhood of persons recovering from substance abuse

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-60

  Valtonen, Kathleen ^a   Padmore, Jacqueline Cameron ^a   Sogren, Michele ^a   Rock, Letnie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Childhood; Coping; Resilience; Social work; Substance abuse; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149489666     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: 1741296X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017308098427     Document Type: Article

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