Treating Adult Children of Alcoholics: A Developmental Perspective

THE ALCOHOLIC FAMILY.

The Children of Alcoholics.

The Alcoholic Family Environment.

Interactions, Patterns, and Adaptations.

THE IMPACT OF PARENTAL ALCOHOLISM ON INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT.

Trauma and Defensive Adaptations.

The Impact of Parental Alcoholism on Attachment.

The Impact of Parental Alcoholism on Identity Formation.

THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY.

The Process of Recovery: Theory.

Preparation for Recovery: Drinking and Transition.

Early Recovery.

Ongoing Recovery.

What Is Progress: Growing Up, Growing Out, and Coming Home.

References.

Index.