When your adult child breaks your heart : coping with mental illness, substance abuse, and the problems that tear families apart
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When your adult child breaks your heart : coping with mental illness, substance abuse, and the problems that tear families apart
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Physical Description:
xii, 251 pages ; 23 cm
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Language:
English
Summary:
Urgently needed practical advice for parents of adult children whose mental health disorders, addictions, and/or violent tendencies continue to traumatize their family's lives.
Contents:
Understanding the severe problems adult children can cause -- Your emotions and behavioral reactions -- If your adult child lives with you -- Bad parenting -- Criminal behavior -- Alcoholism and drug addiction -- Other psychiatric problems -- Suicidal behavior -- Your physical and emotional health -- Your relationships with family and friends -- Setting limits : what you can or can't do -- Facing reality and walking away.
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