'That's What I Mean by a Hundred Little, a Thousand Little Deaths...': A Case Study of the Grief Experienced by the Mother of a Substance Abusing Child.
Parents of substance abusers experience stigma, regret, disrupted lives, loss of support, and loss of quality of life. Health professionals are in a unique position to locate or provide resources to support the family of the substance-abusing individual.
Kimberly
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011788:Quality of Life; D057545:Social Stigma; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000451:nursing*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult