Understanding the diverse needs of children whose parents abuse substances.
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SUBMITTER: Solis JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3676900 | biostudies-other | 2012 Jun
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Understanding the diverse needs of children whose parents abuse substances.
Solis Jessica M JM Shadur Julia M JM Burns Alison R AR Hussong Andrea M AM
Current drug abuse reviews 20120601 2
In this review, we consider the potential service needs of children of substance abusing parents based on what we know about the risk outcomes faced by these children and the parenting deficits often present in these families. Importantly, our review does not address the etiological role of parental substance abuse in children's negative outcomes but instead we discuss the complex inter-related risk factors that often co-occur with and exacerbate risk associated with parental alcohol and drug us ...[more]
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