title: Codependency: characteristics, risks, progression, and strategies for healing.
abstract: Codependency and caring are issues concerning nurses practicing in the 1990s. Questions about "caring" and "caring too much" at one's own expense are examined. Characteristics, roles, and risk factors for codependency are identified. Strategies for healing are suggested for nurses who "care too much."
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Herrick
mesh_terms: D001722:Birth Order; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D017004:Codependency, Psychological; D003376:Counseling; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012380:Role; D012649:Self Concept