By Vinita Mehta, Photo: Unsplash, Psychology Today, January 23, 2023
What is it like to grow up in an alcoholic family, in which one or both parents are dependent on or misuse alcohol?
This was the question of a study conducted by Swedish researchers Anneli Silvén Hagströma and Ulla Forinder. Because children who experience parental alcoholism tend not to disclose their circumstances for fear of shame and stigma, their urgent need for help often goes undetected—and their voices go unheard.
Given this secrecy, the investigators wanted to better understand their experience, with a particular interest in what kinds of support they need and the coping strategies they use.
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