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How parental/caregiver substance use affects children
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7567
pISSN - 1527-8395
DOI - 10.1002/cpu.30149
Subject(s) - substance use , psychology , psychiatry , medicine , family medicine
Pediatricians well know that it's not their patients who need treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs) — it's their patients' parents or caregivers. A clinical report published online last week by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) gives recommendations on how pediatricians can screen families, what they are mandated to report, and how they can help the entire family in these situations.