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The effects of alcohol abuse on children and the partner's capacity to initiate change
Author(s) -
BARBER JAMES G.,
CRISP BETH R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0959-5236
DOI - 10.1080/09595239400185541
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , psychology , cognition , clinical psychology , alcohol abuse , social cognitive theory , developmental psychology , psychiatry
This paper identifies the social, psychological and cognitive effects of parental alcohol abuse on children across the lifecycle. While the evidence regarding cognitive effects is mixed, there is ample evidence of negative effects on a range of developmental outcomes. Recent advances in unilateral partner interventions open up one avenue for ameliorating this damage even when the drinker is resistant to change. [Barber JG, Crisp BR. The effects of alcohol abuse on children and the partner's capacity to initiate change. Drug Alcohol Rev 1994;13:409–416]