Source: DGNews | Posted 9 years ago
Child Externalising Behaviours May Be Clue to Severity of Parent's Drug Addiction
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By Paula Moyer
Special to DG News
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- October 29, 2002 -- When parents struggling with addiction report externalising behaviours on the part of their child, those behaviours may be an indication of the severity of the parent's addiction and addictive behaviours.
"This is the first step in research that will encompass a longer period of time in which we look at child behaviour problems and parental drug use," said Dr. Jeffrey J. Wilson, with the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, in New York, New York, United States. "Our findings were consistent with our hypothesis, which was that parental drug use is a predictor of child behaviour problems."
People who are struggling with addictions may not voluntarily disclose this type of problem. Therefore, the initial manifestation of parental addiction may be the child
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