Risk Factors Among Adult Children of Alcoholics

Family patterns of dysfunction that often reinforce maladaptive behaviors and cognitions of children growing up in an alcoholic home environment are often difficult to overcome. Adjustment issues associated with being an adult child of an alcoholic (ACOA) are presented along with factors that have b...

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Published inInternational journal of behavioral and consultation therapy Vol. 3; no. 4; pp. 494 - 511
Main Authors Hall, Cathy W, Webster, Raymond E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Joseph D. Cautilli 01.01.2007
American Psychological Association
Joseph Cautilli, Ph
Subjects
Adjustment
Adjustment (to Environment)
Adults
Alcohol and youth
Alcoholism
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Behavior Problems
Behavioral Science Research
Care and treatment
Child development
Children of Alcoholics
Coping
Family Environment
Family Influence
Family Life
Family Problems
Health aspects
Home Environment
Human
Intervention
Resilience (Psychological)
Risk
Risk Factors
Social aspects
Stress management
Substance abuse
life-stressors
risk factors
adjustment
resilience
family dysfunction
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs)
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Summary:Family patterns of dysfunction that often reinforce maladaptive behaviors and cognitions of children growing up in an alcoholic home environment are often difficult to overcome. Adjustment issues associated with being an adult child of an alcoholic (ACOA) are presented along with factors that have been identified as being important in developing resilient behaviors. In addition to describing family related issues and resilience, brief overviews of three interventions for ACOAs are presented.
ISSN:1555-7855
1555-7855
DOI:10.1037/h0100819