What is it like to grow up in an alcoholic family, in which one or both parents are dependent on or misuse alcohol? This was the question of a study conducted by Swedish researchers Anneli Silvén ...

At first glance, sugar cravings and alcohol use seem disconnected. But growing scientific evidence suggests a real, ...

Although alcoholism is an incredibly tenacious disease, the non-drinking members of an alcoholic family are not helpless to do anything about it. What they must do to deal effectively with the ...

Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab has released a new educational resource that explores the vital role of intervention ...

Every family develops its own unique emotional ecosystem, and within that system, children naturally take on different roles to help the family function and to secure their own place within it. While ...

Alcoholism has a lasting impact on children. Most adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) underestimate the effects of being raised in an alcoholic family. Perhaps it's wishful thinking. Perhaps it's ...

Personality and parental alcoholism interact to influence an individual's risk of becoming an alcoholic New findings show that interaction between a personality trait called "novelty seeking" and ...

Every family develops its own unique emotional ecosystem, and within that system, children naturally take on different roles to help the family function and to secure their own place within it. While ...