Multidimensional family therapy HIV/STD risk-reduction intervention: An integrative family-based model for drug-involved juvenile offenders

Family Process

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-84

  Marvel, Francoise ^a   Rowe, Cynthia L ^a   Colon Perez, Lissette ^c   Diclemente, Ralph J ^b   Liddle, Howard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c University of Miami ^*

Author keywords

Adolescent Substance Abuse; HIV STD Prevention; Juvenile Offenders; Multidimensional Family Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 61449186449     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2009.01268.x     Document Type: Article

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