Adult children of alcoholics constitute the largest number of people affected by the disease of alcoholism. As a result of their childhood experiences they are high risk candidates not only for alcoholism in particular, but for a dysfunctional life style in general. This article discusses some of the characteristics that result from this environment, what the implications are in the development of a treatment plan, and appropriate and inappropriate treatment strategies.
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Janet Geringer Woititz (1984) studied this question.