An Extended Family for Life for Children Affected by
Parental Substance Dependence Tsantefski, Parkes, Tidyman, & Campion (2013) Family Matters, 93 Describes the effects of problematic parental substance use on children.
Outcomes: Mood and anxiety disorders (major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, agoraphobia, social phobia, obsessive - compulsive disorder, specific phobia, panic disorder and generalised anxiety disorder); antisocial and
substance dependence disorders (oppositional defiant disorder, antisocial personality disorder,
substance -
dependence disorders, alcohol
dependence, drug
dependence and smoking
dependence); current global functioning and family conflict; educational and occupational achievement (
parental support, educational and occupational levels, overall socioeconomic status); and cognitive assessments.
Five dimensions of lifetime
parental psychopathology were assessed (depressive disorders, anxiety disorders,
substance dependence, antisocial behavior, and psychosis), using the TRAILS Family History Interview (FHI), which was administered at the parent interview [26].