Author Description

CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS: SELECTED READINGS is a collection of recent articles written by researchers as well as clinicians, all of whom are specialists in the field of family addiction. There is controversy in the mental health field today as to whether there is a measurable difference in functioning between the population of children of alcoholics (both young & adult) & other Americans. If there is, what is it, & what can be done to improve the chances of a productive life for those individuals? This book presents different sides of these questions in a readable style that will appeal to mental health professionals, students & all those generally interested in the genesis & treatment of addiction, particularly as to its effects on friends & family members of alcoholics & other addicts. The authors include Claudia Black, Ph.D., Stephanie Brown, Ph.D., Jerry Moe, M.A., Steve Wolin, M.D., Sybil Wolin, Ph.D., Hoover Adger, M.D., Jeannette L. Johnson, Ph.D., Ellen Morehouse, ACSW, Lewis D. Eigen, Ph.D., & David Rowden, Ph.D.