{"title":"Problematic alcohol use: A relational illness","authors":"Roxana Carlisle","doi":"10.1111/1467-6427.12445","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Problematic alcohol use (PAU) has been a marginalised subject within the systemic field. The present article brings PAU into focus and discusses the conceptualisation of PAU. Reflected in the dominance of individually orientated treatment approaches, PAU is widely seen as an individual condition with aetiology and maintenance attributed to individual pathology and behaviour. Pathologising and stigmatising dominant discourses surrounding PAU also appear to perpetuate this individual conceptualisation, the implications of which are discussed in this article. The present article maintains PAU is a relational illness, with relational aetiology and maintenance, thus with relational implications for treatment. Implications for the systemic field, including clinical practice, are highlighted.</p>","PeriodicalId":51575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Family Therapy","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-6427.12445","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"FAMILY STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Problematic alcohol use (PAU) has been a marginalised subject within the systemic field. The present article brings PAU into focus and discusses the conceptualisation of PAU. Reflected in the dominance of individually orientated treatment approaches, PAU is widely seen as an individual condition with aetiology and maintenance attributed to individual pathology and behaviour. Pathologising and stigmatising dominant discourses surrounding PAU also appear to perpetuate this individual conceptualisation, the implications of which are discussed in this article. The present article maintains PAU is a relational illness, with relational aetiology and maintenance, thus with relational implications for treatment. Implications for the systemic field, including clinical practice, are highlighted.
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The Journal of Family Therapy advances the understanding and treatment of human relationships constituted in systems such as couples, families and professional networks and wider groups, by publishing articles on theory, research, clinical practice and training. The editorial board includes leading academics and professionals from around the world in keeping with the high standard of international contributions, which make it one of the most widely read family therapy journals.
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