A collegiate group for the sons and daughters of alcoholics.

Abstract

Abstract Among those who counsel individuals adversely affected by alcohol, increasing attention is being paid to the offspring of alcoholics, a group which is at high risk for alcohol problems and yet for whom treatment is not unusually difficult. At Brown University a group of such offspring, who were identified by a variety of individuals on campus, met for a series of five formal sessions, with follow-up, to discuss their similar backgrounds and to identify coping mechanisms, which they had adopted in their families. These mechanisms often brought great success and yet were just as often limiting of personal growth, self-esteem, and happiness.