Substance Abuse Treatment For Persons With Child Abuse And Neglect Issues A Treatment Improvement Protocol

Child abuse & neglect pose an increasingly recognized & serious threat to the nation's children. Research suggests that adults with histories of child abuse & neglect are at high risk for developing substance abuse disorders. Moreover, these childhood abuse & neglect issues may negatively affect clients' chances for recovery from substance abuse. Moreover, substance-abusing parents are more likely to abuse their own children. The focus of this Treatment Improvement Protocol is the effects of childhood abuse & neglect perpetrated by family members & the intergenerational transmission of the cycle of substance abuse & child abuse & neglect.Howard, Judy is the author of 'Substance Abuse Treatment For Persons With Child Abuse And Neglect Issues A Treatment Improvement Protocol', published 2000 under ISBN 9780756700812 and ISBN 0756700817.