基本説明
Combines current innovations in behavioral medicine with interventions shown effective with the variety of disorders evident in the adult children of alcoholics patient population.
Full Description
Treating Adult Children of Alcoholics showcases the first collection of treatment chapters devoted entirely to a systematic behavioral analysis of drinking and nondrinking offspring of alcoholic families. The author identifies the functional and behavioral characteristics that make up the adult children of alcoholics (ACOA) syndrome. This compendium combines current innovations in behavioral medicine with multi-componential interventions shown effective with the variety of disorders evident in this patient population. This handbook for practitioners is richly laced with case examples and addresses the needs of therapists seeking fast, effective and proven treatments for longstanding clinical symptoms of children of alcoholics.
Contents
Foreword.
Part I: Assessment of Adult Children of Alcoholics.
What is an Adult Children of an Alcoholic (ACOA).
Operational Analysis of the ACOA Syndrome.
Behavioral Patterns of the ACOA Syndrome.
Family Rules and Contingencies.
Living with ACOAs: Spousal Reactions.
Living with ACOAs: Parent-Child Reactions.
Assessment of ACOA Behaviors.
Part II: Treatment Methodology for Adult Children of Alcoholics.
Basic Components of Short-Term Treatment.
Side Effects of Healthy Recovery.
General References
Index.
