Predictors of treatment attendance among adolescent substance abusing runaways: A comparison of family and individual therapy modalities

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-84

  Slesnick, Natasha ^a   Erdem, Gizem ^a   Collins, Jennifer ^a   Bantchevska, Denitza ^a   Katafiasz, Heather ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Family and individual treatment; Substance misuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650340791     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: 14676427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2010.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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