Family functioning and health issues associated with codependency in families of drug users.

Autor:	Bortolon CB; Departamento de Farmacologia e Toxicologia, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil, cassandra.bortolon@gmail.com., Signor L; Departamento de Farmacologia e Toxicologia, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil, cassandra.bortolon@gmail.com., Moreira Tde C; Departamento de Farmacologia e Toxicologia, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil, cassandra.bortolon@gmail.com., Figueiró LR; Departamento de Farmacologia e Toxicologia, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil, cassandra.bortolon@gmail.com., Benchaya MC; Departamento de Farmacologia e Toxicologia, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil, cassandra.bortolon@gmail.com., Machado CA; Grupo Hospitalar Conceição, Brasil., Ferigolo M; Departamento de Farmacologia e Toxicologia, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil, cassandra.bortolon@gmail.com., Barros HM; Departamento de Farmacologia e Toxicologia, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil, cassandra.bortolon@gmail.com.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Ciencia & saude coletiva [Cien Saude Colet] 2016 Jan; Vol. 21 (1), pp. 101-7.
DOI:	10.1590/1413-81232015211.20662014
Abstrakt:	Unlabelled: Substance abuse affects both the user and the family system as a whole, yet substance abuse treatment is centered on the user, leaving the family in the background. Objective: To identify the symptoms of codependency and health issues in the codependent family members of drug users who called a toll-free telephone counseling service. In total, 505 family members participated in this cross-sectional study. Drug users' mothers and wives who had less than 8 years of education and those who were unemployed had a greater chance of high codependency. It was also determined that a high level of codependency imposed a significant burden on the physical and emotional well-being of those affected, resulting in poor health, reactivity, self-neglect and additional responsibilities. It was concluded that codependency has a negative impact on the family system and on the health of the family members of drug users.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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