TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - A mother's reflections of living with an adolescent drug abuser: A case report
JO  - Journal of substance use
A1  - Groenewald, C.
SP  - 667
EP  - 669
VL  - 23
IS  - 6
N2  - BACKGROUND: Mothers of adolescents with substance abuse problems experience significant distress as a result of the adolescent's behaviours. <br><br>METHODS: Using an interpretative phenomenological methodology, this paper describes the lived experience of a mother coping with an adolescent who has a drug use problem in the form of a case report. <br><br>RESULTS: The mother experienced a range of psychosocial challenges in trying to cope with her son's behaviour and her own emotional distress. This included a desperate cry for help in the form of an attempt at suicide which ultimately led her to obtain the support she required to attend to her distress. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The findings are discussed in relation to the literature with the intention to draw attention to the importance of coping support for mothers affected by adolescent substance abuse. © 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Gruop, LLC.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1465-9891
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14659891.2018.1459902
ID  - ref1
ER  -