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On Being the Offspring of an Alcoholic: An Update
Author(s) -
ElGuebaly Nady,
Offord David R.
Publication year - 1979
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.1530-0277.1979.tb05289.x
Subject(s) - offspring , vulnerability (computing) , psychology , medical diagnosis , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medicine , developmental psychology , pregnancy , pathology , computer science , computer security , biology , genetics
Reporting on research advances in a previous review of the literature, this article discusses the relative lack of controlled and prospective studies, the need for more treatment resources, the vulnerability of children of alcoholic parents compared to those of parents with other psychiatric diagnoses, and speculates on the sources of strength of the competent child of alcoholic parents.