Assessing the aftermath of war among teens in Bosnia & Serbia: Measures of substance abuse and delinquency with the POSIT (problem-oriented screening instrument for teens)

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-106

  French, Laurence Armand ^a   Kovacevic, Goran ^b   Nikolic Novakovic, Lidija ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^c International University of Novi Pazar   (Serbia)

Author keywords

family cohesion; mental health; sectarianism; Teens, alcohol use abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LANGUAGE; LEISURE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP; PILOT STUDY; PROBLEM ORIENTED SCREENING INSTRUMENT FOR TEENS; RECREATION; RELIGION; SCHOOL; SCREENING TEST; SERBIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VOCATION; WAR;

EID: 84872973929     PISSN: 07347324     EISSN: 15444538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2013.746620     Document Type: Article

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