An Endangered Species: The Female as Addict or Member of an Addict Family*
- 1 April 1981
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
- Vol. 7 (2) , 171-180
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0606.1981.tb01367.x
Abstract
When a woman is the identified addict or a member of a drug/alcohol abusing family system she often experiences considerably more psychiatric abuse than her male cohorts. This paper surveys some of the representative literature reflecting attitudes and practices imposed on these women. Explanations based on a study of healthy family systems are given with interpretations anchored in cultural rather than sexist phenomena. It is suggested that women need to be understood according to the complex interlocking transactions within family systems.Keywords
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