Latinos and latinas in communal settings: A grounded theory of recovery

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1317-1334

  Alvarez, Josefina ^a   Jason, Leonard A ^b   Davis, Margaret L ^b   Olson, Bradley D ^c   Ferrari, Joseph R ^b  

^a ADLER SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Grounded theory; Latino Latina; Recovery homes

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADDICTION; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FREEDOM; GROUNDED THEORY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MODEL; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; SELF ESTEEM; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST;

EID: 67649233776     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6041317     Document Type: Article

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