Men who abuse drugs and their experience of loneliness

European Psychologist

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 163-169

  Orzeck, Tricia ^a,b,d   Rokach, Ami ^a,c  

^a Treatment Psychosocial Stress   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Detox; Drug abuse; Loneliness; Men; Methadone

Indexed keywords

EID: 7444266710     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040.9.3.163     Document Type: Article

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