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Adult Children of Alcoholics
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Adult Children of Alcoholics
Definition, prevalence, effects (behavioral, emotional, psychological, social, interpersonal), treatment (focusing on Murray Bowen's dysfunctional family systems therapy & its limitations).
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1997
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" IntroductionThis paper provides a general overview of the literature on adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs). Among the topics discussed are adjustment issues and treatments for the problems faced by this group. Family therapy emphasizing Bowenian theory is heavily emphasized; the review ends with a critical review of Bowenian theory as well as a delineation of some of the elements it is missing regarding treatment of the issues confronting adult children of alcoholics.
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Definition and Prevalence
Adult children of alcoholics can be defined as those individuals who grew up in a household where one or both parents met the American Psychiatric Association's (DSM IV, 1994).."
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Adult Children of Alcoholics (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Adult-Children-of-Alcoholics/12638
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"Adult Children of Alcoholics" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Adult-Children-of-Alcoholics/12638>
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