Mental health, substance use, and adaptive coping among social work students in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Journal of Social Work Education

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 391-410

  Lemieux, Catherine M ^a   Plummer, Carol A ^a   Richardson, Roslyn ^b   Simon, Cassandra E ^c   Amy, L Ai ^d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Southern University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 79951904052     PISSN: 10437797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5175/JSWE.2010.200900004     Document Type: Article

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