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Download full textSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. – 2003
Approximately one in four children in the United States is exposed to alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence in the family. Countless other children are living in families in which there is illicit drug abuse. Growing evidence suggests that genetics and environmental factors can predispose children of substance abusing parents to behavioral problems…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Problems, Children, Coping
Peer reviewedSwanda, Rex M.; Kahn, Marvin W. – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 1986
Describes study in which 146 rural mental health clinic clients reported moderate to extreme stress levels for all demographic and diagnostic groupings. Indicates younger patients had higher stress levels than older and significantly different stress events differentiated alcoholic, male, and Hispanic-American patients. Discusses implications for…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Alcoholism, Change
