Co-dependency has finally become recognized in the late 1980s as a legitimate and a key issue in the chemical dependency field. Most of the literature available on the topic is addressed to the consumer--the co-dependent individual. In Co-dependency, leading therapists share some remarkable insights into the characteristics of the alcoholic home, co-dependents'patterns of responding to the alcoholic, and the particular problems that family members experience as a result of the environment, including fear, shame and guilt, anger, denial, and confusion. Clinical case material is used to illustrate the value of helping co-dependents through education, peer support, outpatient treatment and psychotherapy. Creative solutions for working with lesbian and gay men and children of alcoholics are also featured.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-86656-942-2 (9780866569422)
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Bruce Carruth, Warner Mendenhall
Contents
Introduction
Co-dependency Definitions and Dynamics
Co-dependence: Our Most Common Addiction--Some Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Perspectives
Assessment of Co-dependency With Individuals From Alcoholic and Chemically Dependent Families
System Dynamics in Alcoholic Families
Co-dependency Treatment
Recovery for Adult Children of Alcoholics: Education, Support, Psychotherapy
Altering Rigid Family Role Behaviors in Families With Adolescents
The Lonely Journey: Lesbians and Gay Men Who Are Co-dependent
The Recovering Couples Group: A Viable Treatment Alternative
Outpatient Co-dependency Treatment
