Citation

Florenzano Urzúa R. Acta Psiquiatr. Psicol. Am. Lat. 1988; 34(3): 223-229.

Vernacular Title

Disfuncion en el ciclo vital familiar: abuso del alcohol y sus consecuencias en

Affiliation

Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Fundacion Acta Fondo para la Salud Mental)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3239433

Abstract

This paper studies how alcohol abuse interacts during the different stages of family-life cycle thus enhancing the possibilities of dysfunctions thereof. Formation of a family, its adapting to the first-born, the upbringing of preschool, school, and teenage children are the topics under review as well as the time when children leave home, and the later-life period when the elderly couple goes through the "empty nest" feeling. Alcohol abuse and its consequences upon the different family members are screened up. Finally, family therapy relevance when dealing with the treatment of alcoholism is put forward.

Language: es