Social Adjustment of Women With and Without a Substance-Abusing Partner

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 106-113

  Hudson, Clifton R ^a   Kirby, Kimberly C ^b,c   Clements, Nicolle T ^b,d   Benishek, Lois A ^b   Nick, Claire E ^b  

^a Hudson Forensic Psychology   (United States)

^b TREATMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

concerned significant other; family members; social adjustment; substance abuse; women

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION SEVERITY INDEX; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEISURE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUALITY; SIGNIFICANT OTHER SURVEY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT SCALE SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPOUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WORK;

CONCERNED SIGNIFICANT OTHER; FAMILY MEMBERS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WOMEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WORK;

EID: 84900030079     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2014.880536     Document Type: Article

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