In this Book
Children of Alcoholism: The Struggle for Self and Intimacy in Adult Life
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.
Table of Contents
Frontmatter
CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER 1. Alcoholism and Co-Dependence
CHAPTER 2. Co-Dependent Children: Caught in an Infinite Loop
CHAPTER 3. A Structural Approach to Understanding Psychopathology
CHAPTER 4. Using Structural Theories to Understand Adult Children
CHAPTER 5. The Restoration of Psychic Structure in Psychotherapy
CHAPTER 6. Clinical Strategies for Use with Adult Children
CHAPTER 7. When the Family Hero Turns Pro: The Adult Child in the Helping Professions
References
Index
| ISBN | 9780814770511 |
|---|---|
| Related ISBN(s) | 9780814792193 |
| MARC Record | Download |
| OCLC | 794701055 |
| Pages | 182 |
| Launched on MUSE | 2012-01-01 |
| Language | English |
| Open Access | Yes |
Copyright
1987
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