Substance-abusing women in a medium secure psychiatric setting: Characteristics and psychometric test performance

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 230-242

  Long, Clive G ^a   Hall, Louise ^a   Dolley, Olga ^a   Hollin, Clive R ^b  

^a St Andrews Healthcare   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

medium secure; substance abuse; Women

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; SOLVENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 79955684830     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14659891.2010.540296     Document Type: Article

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