Children of alcoholics and adolescence: individuation, development, and family systems
Crespi, T.D.; Sabatelli, R.M.
Adolescence 32(126): 407-417
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-8449 PMID: 9179336 Document Number: 472820
Recent developmental studies have highlighted the traumatic experiences faced by youngsters from alcoholic families. So far, however, the concept of individuation has remained missing from the discussion. This article links the developmental-familial implications of parental alcoholism with the individuation process and suggests a developmental agenda for understanding adolescents coping with the influences of parental alcoholism.