An exploratory study of the nature of family resilience in families affected by parental alcohol abuse

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1606-1623

  Coyle, James P ^a   Nochajski, Thomas ^b   Maguin, Eugene ^b   Safyer, Andrew ^c   DeWit, David ^d   Macdonald, Scott ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Family; Family functioning; Parenting; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350680969     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X09339478     Document Type: Article

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