Addiction in the family is a major but neglected contributor to the global burden of adult ill-health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 70-77

  Orford, Jim ^a   Velleman, Richard ^b,c   Natera, Guillermina ^d   Templeton, Lorna ^e,g   Copello, Alex ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c Sangath Community Health NGO   (India)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

^e Independent Research Consultant   (United Kingdom)

^f BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g AVON AND WILTSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addiction; Coping; Costs; Family; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; NUMERICAL MODEL; PATHOLOGY; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

ADDICTION; AFFECTED FAMILY MEMBER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMICS; ETHNICITY; FAMILY; FAMILY COPING; FAMILY STRESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; ITALY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEXICO; NEGLECT; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS STRAIN COPING SUPPORT; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COST OF ILLNESS; ENGLAND; FAMILY; HUMANS; ITALY; MEXICO; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORLD HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; ENGLAND; ITALY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84872408952     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.11.036     Document Type: Article

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