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Impact of Alcohol Misuse on Family Life
Author(s) -
Arentzen Vice Admiral W. P.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1978.tb04741.x
Subject(s) - shame , family member , psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , computer security , medicine , family medicine , computer science
The shame that surrounds problem drinking contributes to delay or failure of remedy; the family tries to hide the drinking of its member from neighbors and even from the doctors. All parties to the illness choose to ignore the al coholism and its implication for the patient.