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Record Nr.

UNINA9910852985303321

Autore

Wood Barbara L.

Titolo

Children of Alcoholism : The Struggle for Self and Intimacy in Adult Life / / Barbara L. Wood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [1987]

©1987

ISBN

0-8147-7051-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (182 p.)

Disciplina

362.2/92

Soggetti

Self

Intimacy (Psychology)

Codependency - United States - Case studies

Adult children of alcoholics - United States - Case studies

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Bibliography: p. [157]-159.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. ALCOHOLISM AND CO-DEPENDENCE -- 2. CO-DEPENDENT CHILDREN: CAUGHT IN AN INFINITE LOOP -- 3. A STRUCTURAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOPATHOLOGY -- 4. USING STRUCTURAL THEORIES TO UNDERSTAND ADULT CHILDREN -- 5. THE RESTORATION OF PSYCHIC STRUCTURE IN PSYCHOTHERAPY -- 6. CLINICAL STRATEGIES FOR USE WITH ADULT CHILDREN -- 7. WHEN THE FAMILY HERO TURNS PRO: THE ADULT CHILD IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

In this sensitive and richly rewarding book Barbara L. Wood, a clinician with many years' experience working with adult children of the chemically dependent, gives clinicians informed and practical advice on how to treat the damaged self of these individuals. She offers strategies for intervention, along with step-by-step principles that tell the therapist how best to create an environment to help patients.