Ethnic differences in spirituality in a sample of men and women in diverse substance abuse treatment settings: Implications for practitioners

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 413-430

  Bliss, Donna Leigh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnically sensitive practice; Ethnicity; Social work; Spirituality; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPIRITUALITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77951494805     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: 15332659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332640903327583     Document Type: Article

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