When your adult child breaks your heart
Subtitle: coping with mental illness, substance abuse, and the problems that tear families apart
By: Joel L. Young, MD, and Christine Adamec
Contributors: Adamec, Christine A., 1949- author
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780762792979
Subjects: Parent and adult child; Parents of mentally ill children; Self-care, Health; Psychology; Dysfunctional families
Description: "Advice for parents of adult children whose mental health disorders, addictions, and/or violent tendencies continue to traumatize their family's lives"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-245) and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding the severe problems adult children can cause; title: Your emotions and behavioral reactions; title: If your adult child lives with you; title: Bad parenting; title: Criminal behavior; title: Alcoholism and drug addiction; title: Other psychiatric problems; title: Suicidal behavior; title: Your physical and emotional health; title: Your relationships with family and friends; title: Setting limits : what you can or can't do; title: Facing reality and walking away.