Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
7338078 Social Science & Medicine 2013 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Globally 100 million adults are likely to be affected by their relatives' addiction problems. ► Affected family members experience multiple stresses, coping dilemmas, and lack of information and support. ► They are at heightened risk for ill-health and the results are very costly personally and for public services. ► The stress-strain-coping-support model offers a non-pathological way of understanding their circumstances. ► A flexible and adaptable five-step procedure for responding to affected family members is described.
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