Children of Alcoholics


NEW!  The Relationship Between Parental Psychopathology and Adolescent Psychopathology: An Examination of Gender Patterns; by Christine Mccauley Ohannessian, Victor M. Hesselbrock, John Kramer, Samuel Kuperman, Kathleen K. Bucholz, Marc A. Schuckit and John I. Nurnberger; Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Vol 13, No 67, 2005
NEW!  Parental Substance Use Consequences And Adolescent Psychological Adjustment; by C. M. Ohannessian,  V. Hesselbrock,  J. Kramer, K. K. Bucholz, M. A. Schuckit, S. Kuperman and J. Nurnberger; Journal of Studies on Alcohol Vol 65 No 6 , 2004
NEW!  A  Comparison of Three Vulnerability Models for the Onset of Substance Use in a High-Risk Sample; by Christine McCauley Ohannessian and Victor M. Hesselbrock; Journal of Studies of Alcohol Drugs, Vol 69 No 1, 2008
NEW!  Paternal Alcoholism and Youth Substance Abuse: The Indirect Effects of Negative Affect, Conduct Problems, and Risk Taking; by Christine McCauley Ohannessian and Victor M. Hesselbrock; Journal of Adolescent Health, Vol 42, 2008
NEW!  Do Personality Characteristics And Risk Taking Mediate The Relationship Between Paternal Substance Dependence And Adolescent Substance Use?; by Christine McCauley Ohannessian and Victor M. Hesselbrock; Addictive Behaviors, Vol 32,  2007
NEW!  Developmental Sequence From Disruptive Behavior Diagnosis to Adolescent Alcohol Dependence; by Samuel Kuperman, Steven S. Schlosser, John R. Kramer, Kathleen Bucholz, Victor Hesselbrock, Theodore Reich and Wendy Reich; American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 158, 2001
The Relationship Between Parental Alcoholism and Adolescent  Psychopathology:  A Systematic Examination of Parental Comorbid Psychopathology;  by Christine McCauley Ohannessian et al., Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology; 2004
Parental Alcohol Misuse in Complex Families: The Implications for Engagement; by Andy Taylor, Paul Toner, Lorna Templeton and Richard Velleman; British Journal of Social Work, Vol 38; 2008
Understanding and Modifying the Impact of Parentsf Substance Misuse on Children; by Richard Velleman & Lorna Templeton; Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, Vol. 13 (2007)
Bottling It Up: The Effects of Alcohol Misuse on Children, Parents and Families; Turning Point; 2006
Parental Drug and Alcohol Misuse - Resilience and Transition Among Young People; by Angus Bancroft, Sarah Wilson, Sarah Cunningham-Burley, Kathryn Backett-Milburn and Hugh Masters; Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, University of Edinburgh, 2004
Parental Alcohol Screening in Pediatric Practices; by Celeste R. Wilson, Sion Kim Harris, Lon Sherritt, Nohelani Lawrence, Deborah Glotzer, Judith S. Shaw and John R. Knight; Pediatrics,Vol 122 No 5, 2008
Core Competencies for Social Workers in Addressing the Needs of Children of Alcohol and Drug Dependent Parents; Association for Children of Alcoholics; 2005
The Impact of Drug and Alcohol Misuse on Children and Families; prepared by Jenny Dodd & Sherry Saggers, for the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth; December 2006
All in the Family: Addiction, Recovery and Advocacy; by William White and Bob Savage; 2005
Children of Alcoholics: Important facts; National Association for Children of Alcoholics
Helping Children and Adolescents in Families Affected by Substance Use; by Hoover Adger, Richard Blondell, Janice Cooney, James Finch, Antonnette Graham,  Donald Ian Macdonald, Judie Pfeifer, Sis Wenger, Mark Werner; National Association for Children of Alcoholics;
The Set-Up: Living with Addiction; Tian Dayton; adapted from the Process Study Guide
The Health and Social Impact of Growing Up With Alcohol Abuse and Related Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Human and Economic Costs of the Status Quo; by Robert Anda; National Association for Children of Alcoholics
Introduction To Working With Children Of Parents With Substance Use Disorders; Course Module; by Shelly A. Wiechelt; National Association for Children of Alcoholics, 2005
Powerpoint presentation for this course module
Also Found under Social Services
Children of Alcoholics: A Kit for Teachers; National Association for Children of Alcoholics; 2001
Also found under Education
Kit for Early Childhood Professionals; National Association for Children of Alcoholics; 2006
Grandchildren Of Alcoholics; Another Generation of Co-dependency; by Ann W. Smith, an e-Book 2001; previously published by Health Communications, 1988 (Out of Print)
Changes in Drug Use During Young Adulthood: The Effects of Parent Alcoholism and Transition Into Marriage; by David B. Flora, Laurie Chassin; Psychology of Addictive Behaviors; Vol 19 No 4,  2005
Children of Alcoholic's Proximal Environment: Stress as a Mediator Between Parental Alcoholism and Negative Adolescent Outcomes; by Bryce Douglas McLeod; Distinguished Majors Thesis; University of Virginia; 995
The Specificity Of Disrupted Processes In Families Of Adult Children Of Alcoholics; by M. Mize Menees and C. Segrin; Alcohol and Alcoholism Vol. 35, No. 4, 2000
Self-Concept, Academic Performance And Behavioral Evaluation Of The Children Of Alcoholic Parents; by Daniela Viganó Zanoti-Jeronymo, Ana Maria Pimenta Carvalho; Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, 2005;27(3):233-6
Also appears under - International
Psychological Characteristics of Children of Alcoholics; by K. J. Sher, Ph.D.; Alcohol Health & Research World, Volume 21 No 3; 1997
The Effect of Alcoholism in the Family of Young Offenders; Onicca Ofentse Tlhoaele; Magister Artuim (Social Work); University of Pretoria, South Africa; 2003
Also appears under - International
Screening, Early Identification and Office Based Intervention with Children and Youth Living in Substance Abusing Families; by Mark J. Werner, Alain Joffe, Antonnette V. Graham; Pediatrics Vol 103 No 5 Supplement 1; 1999
Children of Addicted Parents: Important Facts; National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA)
Helping Children and Adolescents in Families Affected by Substance Abuse;  This guide presents information and tools to help health care practitioners ask questions and intervene with patients and families,  by Hoover Adger et. al., National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA)
Identifying a Subgroup of Adult Children of Alcoholics Who Have Signs of Prenatal Alcohol Damage, by Katherine W. Page.  Dissertation Proposal (June 2001).   (View pdf file here)
Family Secrecy and the Adjustment of Children from Dysfunctional Families, by Jacoba A. Leyenhorst.  A  Master Thesis, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University (2001).  
Children of Substance Abusers: Overview of Research Findings, by Jeanette L. Johnson, and Michelle Leff. Pediatrics (1999).
No Safe Haven: Children of Substance-Abusing Parents. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (1999).
Alcohol and Parenting: The Effects of Maternal Heavy Drinking, by R. O. Pihl et al. Applied Research Branch Strategic Policy Human Resources Canada (1998)
Concepts and Issues in COA Research, by Michael Windle. Alcohol Health and Research World (1997).
Prospective Studies of Children of Alcoholic Parents, by Wendy Reich. Alcohol Health & Research World (1997).
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