Ecostructural Family Therapy and Maternal Substance Use

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-66
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Chou ◽  
Rachel M. Diamond ◽  
Bertranna M. Muruthi ◽  
Shannon Cooper-Sadlo ◽  
Maliha Ibrahim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Family Therapy ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Intergenerational Relationships ◽  
Maternal Substance Use ◽  
Relational Systems ◽  
Phenomenological Methodology ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Family Centered

This pilot study utilized phenomenological methodology to explore relational systems for ten mothers enrolled in family-centered substance use treatment. Participants described their experiences during motherhood and addiction. Analysis revealed themes that captured the interpersonal relationships of maternal substance use: (1) parent-child relationships in the context of maternal substance use disorders (SUDs), (2) interaction between romantic relationships and maternal substance use, and (3) intergenerational relationships among mothers and grandmothers. Mothers discussed these complicated and simultaneous roles and relationships that impacted their substance use and recovery within the context of family. Using ecostructural family therapy, we offer clinical recommendations with the aim of creating organizational change for families in recovery.

scholarly journals Intimate Partner Violence and Structural Violence in the Lives of Incarcerated Women: A Mixed-Method Study in Rural New Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6185
Author(s):  
Shilo St. Cyr ◽  
Elise Trott Jaramillo ◽  
Laura Garrison ◽  
Lorraine Halinka Malcoe ◽  
Stephen R. Shamblen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Incarcerated Women ◽  
Intimate Partner

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a common feature in the lives of incarcerated women returning to rural communities, enhancing their risk of mental ill-health, substance use, and recidivism. Women’s experiences of IPV intersect with challenges across multiple social–ecological levels, including risky or criminalizing interpersonal relationships, geographic isolation, and persistent gender, racial, and economic inequities. We conducted quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews with 99 incarcerated women in New Mexico who were scheduled to return to micropolitan or non-core areas within 6 months. Quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed separately and then triangulated to identify convergences and divergences in data. The findings underscore how individual and interpersonal experiences of IPV, substance use, and psychological distress intersect with broad social inequities, such as poverty, lack of supportive resources, and reluctance to seek help due to experiences of discrimination. These results point to the need for a more proactive response to the mutually constitutive cycle of IPV, mental distress, incarceration, and structures of violence to improve reentry for women returning to rural communities. Policy and treatment must prioritize socioeconomic marginalization and expand community resources with attention to the needs of rural women of color.

An Examination of Parent–Child Relationships and Teen Substance Use: A Brief Report

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 210-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brianna Johnson ◽  
Duane McBride ◽  
Gary Hopkins ◽  
Sara Pepper
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

Maternal Substance Use Disorders and Accidental Drug Poisonings in Children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Auger ◽  
Nicholas Chadi ◽  
Nancy Low ◽  
Aimina Ayoub ◽  
Ernest Lo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Maternal Substance Use

Couple and Family Therapy

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica ChenFeng ◽  
Diane Gehart
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Family Therapy ◽  
Couples Therapy ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Couple And Family Therapy ◽  
Current Evidence Base ◽  
Cord Injury

Evidence-based couple and family therapies have a robust and well-established evidence base as a cost-effective treatment for numerous conditions and are the treatment of choice for several childhood and adult mental health issues. This review provides a brief overview of systemic couple and family therapy principles and then reviews the evidence base for using these methods with specific disorders. Family therapy treatments have been identified as a primary intervention for several childhood and adolescent disorders, including conduct, alcohol and substance use, attention-deficit, autism, psychotic, mood, anxiety, and eating disorders, as well as certain physical disorders, including diabetes, enuresis, and asthma. For adults, the current evidence base supports couples therapy for major depressive disorder with couple distress, alcohol and substance use disorders, anxiety disorders, distressed couples, and interpersonal violence with certain batterers. In addition, couple and family therapy is indicated for certain adult chronic health conditions, including stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, dementia, and diabetes. The review concludes with a discussion of effective referral for and training in evidence-based family therapy approaches. This review contains 6 figures, 5 tables, and 53 references. Key words: ADD/ADHD, adolescent, childhood trauma, conduct disorder, couples therapy, depression, eating disorders, family therapy,  marital therapy, mood disorder

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