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Objective. To determine the importance of the family support group in the treatment of codependency, based in reports made by relatives of a therapeutic community for drug addicts. Methods. Study conducted in a therapeutic community for alcohol and other drug addicts in a city in the southern extreme of Brazil. This is a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research with eight drug addict relatives. Data collection occurred through semi-structured interviews and the use of a field diary, focusing on the family orientation group as a space for the health promotion of family members of psychoactive substance users.  Results. Through discursive analysis, it was found that the family orientation group constitutes an important tool of educational character, capable of responding to the family demands of chemical dependence, as well as rethinking and modifying attitudes and characteristic behaviors of co-dependence. Conclusion.The support group is fundamental as a care strategy for codependent families, and may act more effectively when professionals are trained to intervene in the phenomenon of codependency.Descriptors: family; substance-related disorders; codependency (psychology); therapeutic community; family therapy; communication; qualitative research. How to cite this article: Silva MP, Oliveira AMN, Silva PA, Algeri S, Soares MCF. Family orientation group as care strategy in chemical codependency. Invest. Educ. Enferm. 2019; 37(3):e08.

For anyone trying to overcome an addiction, living with someone with an addiction, or helping someone with an addiction, this simple yet profound book takes you step-by-step through the process of building a life after addiction by adopting new behaviors that create lasting change. --

Este trabajo se centra en destacar la resiliencia que desarrollaron las mujeres entrevistadas a partir de la violencia de la que fueron objeto y en observar las nuevas condiciones de vida que se plantearon, fundamentadas en su realidad. Se inserta en el campo de las ciencias sociales y el de la psicología, toda vez que describe la resiliencia, un fenómeno que compete a ambos campos. La hipótesis plantea que, a través de la militancia en los grupos de autoayuda Codependientes Anónimos, algunas mujeres que han experimentado violencia, pueden lograr un auto-distanciamiento que les permita desarrollar la responsabilidad sobre sus propias vidas. Desde una visión de género, encuentra su justificación en la categoría opresión de género, planteada por Marcela Lagarde en su trabajo “Los Cautiverios de las Mujeres.” En el campo de las Teorías de la Personalidad, desde el Análisis Transaccional, plantea la dinámica de interacción presente en las relaciones codependientes basada en la investigación de Gloria Noriega Gayol acerca de los roles transgeneracionales. Para dar una explicación sociológica de la codependencia como un fenómeno, se ha aplicado la Teoría de Campos de Pierre Bourdieu, y se ha definido a la Codependencia como un hábitus. La conclusión presenta la forma en la que algunas mujeres participantes en los grupos de auto-ayuda Codependientes Anónimos, incrementaron su nivel de consciencia a partir del entrenamiento provisto en estos grupos y eligieron estrategias para enfrentar su situación de vida desde una postura más centrada en ellas mismas y haciéndose responsables de su forma de vivir.

Self-help approaches can be relevant for individuals with sexual difficulties who cannot visit a therapist yet have sufficient coping skills and motivation to adhere to the advice and prescriptions included in the self-help method. Self-help can facilitate the transfer of treatment gains to the unassisted situation at home and thus reduce generalization difficulties from therapist setting to the home setting. They may prevent the development of client's codependency on therapist support and can help boost the client's sense of self-efficacy. Several self-help approaches were found to be efficacious, both statistically and clinically, in the treatment of several types of sexual dysfunction. The outcome is qualified by problem type, client characteristics, and delivery format of the self-help. The methods that are offered vary from cookbook-like protocols, which need to be followed in a stepwise and strict fashion, to strategies requiring the user to self-adapt a general problem-solving method to his or her personal situation, thereby enabling the individual to become his or her own therapist.

This collection provides authoritative coverage of neurobiology of addiction, models of addiction, sociocultural perspectives on drug use, family and community factors, prevention theories and techniques, professional issues, the criminal justice system and substance abuse, assessment and diagnosis, and more.

This paper argues that the self is best understood as a narrative in progress, rather than a collection of roles or the outcome of a competent performance. Self-narratives draw integrity from institutions, without which they would be groundless, inconsistent, or fanciful. Institutions make self-stories convincing--for tellers and others--by providing formulas, supporting characters, and \"autobiographical occasions\" that trigger the telling. Relationships are especially significant institutional anchors for selfhood. The loss of that anchor through breaking up, or \"uncoupling,\" requires a particular kind of story that accounts for the loss and minimizes the stigma of failure. A ready-made formula for such stories is offered by the self-help group Codependents Anonymous. Those attracted to the discourse of codependency gain a formula and occasion for generating revised self-stories. Consequently, the group becomes a new institutional anchor for the self that replaces the one lost during uncoupling.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

Social drinking is an accepted aspect of working life in Japan, and women are left to manage their drunken husbands when the men return home, restoring them to sobriety for the next day of work. In attempting to cope with their husbands' alcoholism, the women face a profound cultural dilemma: when does the nurturing behavior expected of a good wife and mother become part of a pattern of behavior that is actually destructive? How does the celebration of nurturance and dependency mask the exploitative aspects not just of family life but also of public life in Japan? The Too-Good Wife follows the experiences of a group of middle-class women in Tokyo who participated in a weekly support meeting for families of substance abusers at a public mental-health clinic. Amy Borovoy deftly analyzes the dilemmas of being female in modern Japan and the grace with which women struggle within a system that supports wives and mothers but thwarts their attempts to find fulfillment outside the family. The central concerns of the book reach beyond the problem of alcoholism to examine the women's own processes of self-reflection and criticism and the deeper fissures and asymmetries that undergird Japanese productivity and social order.

Older adults with loved ones who are dependent on alcohol or drugs often experience the adverse effects of a codependent relationship. Many experience anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and suicidal thoughts. A pilot psychoeducational codependency support group was developed to promote well-being and reduce the adverse effects of codependency among older persons. The study participants were a voluntary convenience sample of 22 older adults (ages 65 and older) residing in the community. A pretest and posttest were administered. Six 90-minute group sessions based on a curriculum developed by the authors were held during a 2-month period. Yalom's Therapeutic Factors were used to evaluate the group process. Results indicated that older adults benefit from a psychoeducational support group format and that codependency issues can be reduced.