The impact of problematic substance use on partners' interpersonal relationships: qualitative analysis of counselling transcripts from a national online service.
Background: Problem alcohol or other drug (AOD) use can have severe impacts on partners interpersonally, including both their intimate relationship, as well as their interactions with friends and family. Previous research has predominantly focussed on spouses of problem drinkers, and recruited indiv...
| Publicado en: | Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 429 - 437 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct2019
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=138524162&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 138524162 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09687637 5F1 jtl: Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy issn: 09687637 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Oct2019 vid: 26 iid: 5 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 138524162 138524162 138524162 10.1080/09687637.2018.1472217 138524162 ppf: 429 ppct: 8 formats: tig: atl: The impact of problematic substance use on partners' interpersonal relationships: qualitative analysis of counselling transcripts from a national online service. aug: au: Wilson, Samara R. Lubman, Dan I. Rodda, Simone Manning, Victoria Yap, Marie B. H. affil: School of Psychological Sciences, Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia sug: subj: Substance Use Disorders Complications Interpersonal Relations Human Male Female Adolescence Adult Middle Age Aged Thematic Analysis Communication Decision Making Parenting Social Networks Extended Family Support, Psychosocial Counseling Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Male Female ab: Background: Problem alcohol or other drug (AOD) use can have severe impacts on partners interpersonally, including both their intimate relationship, as well as their interactions with friends and family. Previous research has predominantly focussed on spouses of problem drinkers, and recruited individuals who have experienced significant harm requiring medical or legal services. This paper sought to explore the breadth of interpersonal impacts on a broader range of partners, to better inform service provision. Method: One hundred synchronous online counselling transcripts of partners (85% female, aged 15 to over 65 years) of individuals with problem AOD use were sampled from a 24-hour national online AOD counselling service. A thematic analysis was conducted, exploring the interpersonal impact on partners. Findings: Interpersonal impacts included intimate relationship issues (discovery leads to communication difficulties; decisions to stay or leave), challenges in parenting (safety and well-being concerns; exposure to problem AOD use impacts; difficulty managing parenting responsibilities; pregnancy-related considerations), and impacts on and from their social network (benefits and challenges in seeking social support; extended family and social group stressors/support). Conclusions: Interpersonal impacts are multi-faceted, and partners should have access to targeted referrals for relationship assistance, peer support (online or face-to-face), domestic violence and welfare services. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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