Therapeutic Considerations With Adult Children of Alcoholics
- 1 June 1987
- journal article
- Published by The Haworth Press in Advances in Alcohol & Substance Abuse
- Vol. 6 (4) , 17-32
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j251v06n04_03
Abstract
Children from alcoholic homes frequently develop defenses similar to those found in children who have been physically abused. During adulthood these defenses lead to over-control of one's emotions and interpersonal interactions. Therapeutic implications involve management of grief reactions as illusions of the "good" parent are relinquished.Keywords
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