A comparison of the psychosocial functioning of children with drug-versus alcohol-dependent fathers

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 695-710

  Cooke, Cathy G ^a   Kelley, Michelle L ^a   Fals Stewart, William ^b   Golden, James ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Children; Drugs; Fathers

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COUPLES THERAPY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 9644257456     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ADA-200037530     Document Type: Article

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