Sober Siblings: How to Help Your Alcoholic Brother or Sister-and Not Lose Yourself - Couverture souple

Olsen, Patricia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1600940552 ISBN 13 : 9781600940552

Editeur : Da Capo Press, 2008

Synopsis

In the vein of Adult Children of Alcoholics comes the first book geared specifically to the siblings of alcoholics. Patricia Olsen, sister of two alcoholic brothers, shares her personal experiences along with interviews with other sober siblings, while Petros Levounis, M.D., the director of The Addiction Institute of New York and chief of addiction psychology at St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals in New York City, offers expert advice. Whether the alcoholic is in recovery or relapsed, in AA or therapy, Sober Siblings helps brothers and sisters gain greater awareness of their own situation, offering practical wisdom and suggestions on: feelings of shame, frustration, hopelessness, and anger the difference between helping and enabling setting boundaries the nature of alcoholism coaddictions and how to help your sibling while not losing yourself.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Patricia Olsen has written for many publications, including the New York Times, USA Weekend, the Chicago Tribune, Family Circle, and Spirituality & Health. She lives in New Jersey. Petros Levounis, M.D., M.A., is the director of The Addiction Institute of New York and chief of addiction psychiatry at St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals in New York City.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Da Capo Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1600940552
• ISBN 13: 9781600940552
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 239
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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