title: Psychological change during residence in a rehabilitation centre for female drug misusers. Part II. Children of drug misusers.
abstract: This study examined psychological changes in children of female drug misusers who were living with their mothers in a residential rehabilitation centre. The results suggest that the childrens' behaviour and cognitive skills were not adversely affected, and that there were many benefits for drug addicted mothers retaining custody of their children whilst undergoing a rehabilitation programme. The implications of the possible detrimental effects of a mother failing to complete her rehabilitation programme on her children are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dorset County Psychological Service, Branksome Clinic, Poole, U.K.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goddard
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rigby
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000661:Amphetamine; D001076:Aptitude; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010553:Personality Development; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012931:Social Environment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D000661:Amphetamine