The Relationship Between Child and Adult Psychopathology in Children of Alcoholics
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of the Addictions
- Vol. 25 (3) , 263-290
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089009056211
Abstract
Children of alcoholics (COA) and adult children of alcoholics (ACA) are identified as a group with recognizable characteristics resulting from their childhood situation. The major conclusions in the literature regarding the psychosocial consequences of being a COA are reviewed. Two lists, one for children and one for adults, are provided which summarize these sequences. Variables which influence these effects are discussed, as well as the development of adult psychopathology from child psychopathology. Treatment strategies designed to prevent this development are reviewed briefly and a resource table for COAs is presented.This publication has 31 references indexed in Scilit:
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