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Adolescent Children of Alcoholics
1Adolescent Medicine Service, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX 79920-5001, USA.
Adolescent Medicine (Philadelphia, Pa.)
|June 1, 1993
Abstract:
Children from families with an alcoholic member are at increased risk of emotional, cognitive, behavioral, social, medical, and substance abuse problems. The authors review the characteristics of such children and the factors that increase their vulnerability; discuss the problems of codependency and enabling; and explore clinical presentations and treatment issues for both adolescent children of alcoholics and their families.