Alternative families in recovery: Fictive kin relationships among residents of sober living homes

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 477-488

  Heslin, Kevin C ^a   Hamilton, Alison B ^b   Singzon, Trudy K ^c   Smith, James L ^a   Anderson, Nancy Lois Ruth ^b  

^a CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

addiction substance use; disability disabled persons; families; focus groups; homelessness; recovery; relationships; social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HALFWAY HOUSE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HALFWAY HOUSES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953120986     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732310385826     Document Type: Article

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