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Record Nr.

UNINA9910799958503321

Titolo

Children of addiction : research, health, and public policy issues / / edited by Hiram E. Fitzgerald, Barry M. Lester, Barry S. Zuckerman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : RoutledgeFalmer, , 2000

ISBN

1-135-57590-8

1-135-57591-6

1-280-06024-7

0-203-90460-5

0-203-90461-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FitzgeraldHiram E

LesterBarry M

ZuckermanBarry S

Disciplina

362.29/13

Soggetti

Children of alcoholics

Children of drug addicts

Alcoholics - Family relationships

Parents - Drug use

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Contributors; List of Tables and Figures; Are There Dose Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure on Children's Bodies and Brains?; Prenatal Cocaine Exposure and Child Outcome: From Research to Public Policy; Parenting and Parent-Child Relationships in Families Affected by Substance Abuse; Assessing Vulnerability to Moderate Levels of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure; The Teratologic Model of the Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure

The Clinical and Social Ecology of Childhood for Children of Alcoholics: Description of a Study and Implications for a Differentiated Social PolicyAmerican Indian Children of Alcoholics; Alcohol and Drug Use among African-American Youth; Substance Use and Abuse Outcomes in Children of Alcoholics: From Adolescence to Young Adulthood; Author Index; Subject Index



Sommario/riassunto

Children of Addiction reports important original research on the biological and psychological effects of addiction in children.  The contributions are uniformly well written and reflect the larger social implications of the research undertaken.  The book will be useful for a broad array of courses on alcoholism and/or drugs and behaviour in a variety of graduate level courses in education, medicine, psychology, psychiatry and public health and policy.