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Codependency: a critique.

J Harper1, C Capdevila

  • 1American Association for Marital and Family Therapy, San Francisco, California.

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
|July 1, 1990
PubMed
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The concept of codependency, rooted in outdated theories, unfairly pathologizes wives of chemically dependent husbands. Current treatments for this unverified condition raise ethical and efficacy concerns.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Addiction Studies
  • Sociology

Background:

  • The concept of codependency originated from an obsolete disturbed-personality hypothesis.
  • Current literature and treatment approaches in chemical dependency perpetuate a pathogenic view of wives with chemically dependent husbands.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the origins and development of the codependency concept.
  • To challenge the validity and ethical underpinnings of codependency treatments.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of codependency origins and development.
  • Analysis of current treatment philosophies and practices in chemical dependency.

Main Results:

  • Codependency is rooted in an outdated and discredited disturbed-personality hypothesis.

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  • The concept perpetuates a harmful, pathogenic view of wives in heterosexual relationships with chemically dependent husbands.
  • Codependency remains an unverified diagnostic entity.

    • Conclusions:

    • Codependency treatment methods and their efficacy are ethically questionable.
    • The diagnostic validity of codependency requires further rigorous scientific scrutiny.
    • A critical re-evaluation of codependency as a diagnostic construct and treatment target is warranted.