Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry , Vol. This paper looks at children of alcoholic families. The paper focuses on Sweden where medical records have been kept since the 1860's. Temperance laws were on the books from 1919-1955 which allowed consumption of alcohol to be tallied on an individual basis. This paper looks at the individuation of children of alcoholics.
Individuation is the process where by adolescent's establish an independent identity.
Individuation is the ability to act as an individual yet remain emotionally connected to the family. Fusion is where the alcoholic and adolescent are emotionally one unit, the emotions of one are felt by all. Triangulation is also looked at, this is where tension and conflict between two members is channeled through a third member. A Disease Management Model for Addiction Treatment, Behavioral Health Management , Vol. This paper looks at disease management of addiction.