Diagnosing and Treating Co-Dependence
Subtitle: A Guide for Professionals Who Work with Chemical Dependents, Their Spouses, and Children (Professional Series)
Publisher: Hazelden
Published: September 15, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780935908329
Subjects: Addiction & therapy; Mind, body, spirit: mysticism & self-awareness; Substance abuse; Patients; Drug Addiction (Psychiatric Aspects); Family Psychotherapy; Psychology; Self-Help; Psychotherapy - General; Psychopathology - Addiction; Self-Help / Substance Abuse; Family; Codependency; Family relationships; Mental health
First sentence: Since one of the major roadblocks to understanding, diagnosing, and treating co-dependence has been the lack of a generally accepted definition of it, I propose the following: Co-dependence is a recognizable pattern of personality traits, predictably found within most members of chemically dependent families, which are capable of creating sufficient dysfunction to warrant the diagnosis of Mixed Personality Disorder as outlined in DSM III.