Grief experiences of parents coping with an adult child with problem substance use

Oreo, Amanda; Ozgul, Salih

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Grief experiences of parents coping with an adult child with problem substance use

Date

2007

Authors

Oreo, Amanda

Ozgul, Salih

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract

The study examined the grief experience of parents of adult children with problematic drug use, and its relationship to parental health and well-being, parent-child attachment and family communication. 49 parents (42 mothers and seven fathers), completed