Addiction

A Toxic Brew

Adult children of alcoholics face down denial, but it's a trauma they carry throughout their lives.
By Pamela Weintraub, published on February 09, 2007 - last reviewed on February 12, 2007

The Struggle for Intimacy. Janet Woititz. (Health Communications, 1985)

Tags: adult children of alcoholics, albatross, alcohol recovery, alcoholic families, alcoholic family, alcoholic parents, alcoholism, children, children of alcoholics, Coping Strategies, developmental model, family, illogical thinking, important events, inconsistency, menlo, menlo park, menlo park california, parents, scaffolding, seventy six, stanford medical center, stephanie brown

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