Acceptability and Cultural Fit of Spiritual Self-Schema Therapy for Puerto Rican Women with Addiction Disorders: Qualitative Findings

Women and Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 106-119

  Meléndez, Michael ^a   Cortés, Dharma E ^a   Amaro, Hortensia ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; addiction; Hispanic Latino; HIV AIDS prevention; mindfulness; Puerto Rican; spirituality; treatment; women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855920655     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02703149.2012.634733     Document Type: Article

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