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must be equipped with knowledge about the problem of alcohol addiction, car-
ry the recognition of it as a mental disease, and be aware of the specific circum-
stances in which children from such families grow up in. Additional awareness
that children from families affected by alcohol addiction form a heterogeneous
group and that there is a need of an individual approach is most welcome. In
this case, the “person-in-environment” approach is encouraged, which puts the
understanding of the person in a wider context of their environment and the
influences that has on them. People working in the field of primary health, so-
cial services, and education should have enough information about the sources
of help for children from families affected by alcohol addiction, to which these
children can turn to when in need for specific support.
Support for these children can be provided by any individual, who is able
to support one or more family members from these families, in various ways
(emotional, informational, instrumental support). A good start would be help-
ing reduce the stigma around alcohol addiction or even becoming a positive in-
fluence by providing consistent and reliable relationships for children from af-
fected families.
References
BLACK, C., 1992. Effects of family alcoholism. In: Saitoh, S., Steinglassm, P. and
Schuckit, M.A., ed. Alcoholism and the Family. New York: Brunner/Ma-
zel.
Društvo Al-anon, n.d. Družinske skupine Al-Anon in Alateen [online]. [viewed
16 June 2022]. Available from: https://www.al-anon.si/
DUBE, S.R., FAIRWEATHER, D., PEARSON, W.S., FELITTI, V.J., ANDA,
R.F. and CROFT, J.B., 2009. Cumulative childhood stress and auto-
immune diseases in adults [online]. Psychosom Med, vol. 71, no. 2, pp.
243–50. [viewed 8 July 2022]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/
PSY.0b013e3181907888
EDENBER, H.J., and FOROUD, T., 2013. Genetics and alcoholism. Nature Re-
views Gastroenterology & Hepatology, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 487–494.
FIRESTONE, R.W., FIRESTONE, L.A. and CATLETT, J., 2005. Sex and Love
in intimate relationships. Washington: American Psychological Associa-
tion.
FULLER-THOMSON, E., KATZ, B.R., PHAN, V.T., LIDDYCOAT, J. P. M. and
BRENNENSTUHL S., 2013. The long arm of parental addictions: the as-
sociation with adult children‘s depression in a population-based study
[online]. Psychiatry Res., vol. 210, no. 1, pp. 95–101. [viewed 8 July 2022].
Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2013.02.024
GOEKE, J, 2017. Identifying Protective Factors for Adult Children of Alcoholics
[online]. [viewed 27 June 2022]. Available from: https://sophia.stkate.edu/
msw_papers/748
must be equipped with knowledge about the problem of alcohol addiction, car-
ry the recognition of it as a mental disease, and be aware of the specific circum-
stances in which children from such families grow up in. Additional awareness
that children from families affected by alcohol addiction form a heterogeneous
group and that there is a need of an individual approach is most welcome. In
this case, the “person-in-environment” approach is encouraged, which puts the
understanding of the person in a wider context of their environment and the
influences that has on them. People working in the field of primary health, so-
cial services, and education should have enough information about the sources
of help for children from families affected by alcohol addiction, to which these
children can turn to when in need for specific support.
Support for these children can be provided by any individual, who is able
to support one or more family members from these families, in various ways
(emotional, informational, instrumental support). A good start would be help-
ing reduce the stigma around alcohol addiction or even becoming a positive in-
fluence by providing consistent and reliable relationships for children from af-
fected families.
References
BLACK, C., 1992. Effects of family alcoholism. In: Saitoh, S., Steinglassm, P. and
Schuckit, M.A., ed. Alcoholism and the Family. New York: Brunner/Ma-
zel.
Društvo Al-anon, n.d. Družinske skupine Al-Anon in Alateen [online]. [viewed
16 June 2022]. Available from: https://www.al-anon.si/
DUBE, S.R., FAIRWEATHER, D., PEARSON, W.S., FELITTI, V.J., ANDA,
R.F. and CROFT, J.B., 2009. Cumulative childhood stress and auto-
immune diseases in adults [online]. Psychosom Med, vol. 71, no. 2, pp.
243–50. [viewed 8 July 2022]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/
PSY.0b013e3181907888
EDENBER, H.J., and FOROUD, T., 2013. Genetics and alcoholism. Nature Re-
views Gastroenterology & Hepatology, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 487–494.
FIRESTONE, R.W., FIRESTONE, L.A. and CATLETT, J., 2005. Sex and Love
in intimate relationships. Washington: American Psychological Associa-
tion.
FULLER-THOMSON, E., KATZ, B.R., PHAN, V.T., LIDDYCOAT, J. P. M. and
BRENNENSTUHL S., 2013. The long arm of parental addictions: the as-
sociation with adult children‘s depression in a population-based study
[online]. Psychiatry Res., vol. 210, no. 1, pp. 95–101. [viewed 8 July 2022].
Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2013.02.024
GOEKE, J, 2017. Identifying Protective Factors for Adult Children of Alcoholics
[online]. [viewed 27 June 2022]. Available from: https://sophia.stkate.edu/
msw_papers/748
