Growth and Empowerment for Indigenous Australians in Substance Abuse Treatment

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 970-983

  Berry, Stacey L ^a   Crowe, T P ^a   Deane, F P ^a   Billingham, M ^b   Bhagerutty, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Oolong Aboriginal Corporation Incorporated   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian; Culture; Empowerment; Indigenous; Sensitivity to change; Treatment effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871255393     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-012-9393-2     Document Type: Article

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