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Title Coping with alcohol and drug problems : the experiences of family members in three contrasting cultures / Jim Orford, co-ordinating author, and Guillermina Natera ... [and others]
Published Hove, East Sussex ; New York : Routledge, 2005

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Description 292 pages ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Models of understanding : how families continue to be pathologised and misunderstood -- 2. Coping with alcohol and drug problems in the family : a review of previous qualitative research -- 3. The three study locations : Mexico City, South-West England and indigenous Northern Territory, Australia -- 4. A description of the study in three socio-cultural groups -- 5. The impact of excessive drinking and drug taking on family members -- 6. How family members cope -- 7. The support family members get from other people -- 8. Variations on a theme : what difference does culture make? -- 9. An integrated view of alcohol and drug problems in the family -- 10. Ways of empowering family members
Summary "This book aims to demonstrate the possibility of a constructive alliance between professionals, substance-misusing relatives, and the affected family members by thoroughly investigating the dilemmas that face family members and the lack of support they experience. This fascinating insight into the impact of alcohol and drug problems on family members will be a valuable resource for all those who are interested in substance misuse in family and cultural contexts, and particularly those who are interested in the treatment of alcohol and other drug problems."--BOOK JACKET
Notes "August 2004."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Subject Alcoholism -- Cross-cultural studies.
Alcoholics -- Family relationships -- Cross-cultural studies.
Drug abuse -- Cross-cultural studies.
Drug addicts -- Family relationships -- Cross-cultural studies.
Substance-Related Disorders -- ethnology.
Family Health -- ethnology.
Family -- psychology.
Cross-Cultural Comparison.
Models, Psychological.
SUBJECT Mexico. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008800
England. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004739
Northern Territory. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015876
Author Orford, Jim.
LC no. 2005015962
ISBN 0415371465 hardback