Alcoholic Family In Recovery: A Developmental Model; Author: Brown, Stephanie; Joint Author: Lewis, Virginia; Hardback; Book

Author: Brown, Stephanie; Joint Author: Lewis, Virginia
Hardback; Book
318 pages
Published: February 1999
Guilford Press
ISBN: 1572304022

Family relationships change dramatically when one or more members stops drinking. Far from offering a quick fix to family problems, in fact, the first years of sobriety are often marked by continuing tension that fuels marital stress, acting-out kids, and difficulties at work. This book explores the process of recovery from addiction as it affects the entire family, presenting an innovative model for understanding and treating families navigating this difficult period. The authors draw upon extensive clinical and research experience to demonstrate how families can be helped to regroup after abstinence, weather periods of emotional upheaval, and find their way to establishing a more stable, yet flexible, family system.Using a case-study format, this work presents the personal experiences of families at different stages of the recovery process. It details how to help families regroup after abstinence, ride out periods of emotional upheaval, and find ways to establishing a more stable, yet flexible, family system.