Substance Use Disorders Treatment for Sexual Minority Women

Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 274-292

  Drabble, Laurie ^a   Eliason, Michele J ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bisexual; lesbian; minority stress; review; sexual minority women; substance use disorders; trauma; treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870913524     PISSN: 15538605     EISSN: 15538338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15538605.2012.726150     Document Type: Article

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