Children of Alcoholics

Children of alcoholics number an estimated 28 million people in the United States alone. This important volume offers informative new insights for the professional on the common risks, difficulties, and needs of people who grow up in a family with an alcoholic parent. Leading experts in the alcoholism field examine the significant research and clinical developments in the field. They focus on such topics as treatment approaches, alcohol expectancy and conditioning in alcoholics'offspring, fetal alcohol syndrome, prenatal alcohol exposure, infant behavior and development, and much more.