Mental Disorders

Various mental and behavioral disorders in these children of alcoholic parents are more common than others. The range of mental disorders ranging from minor deviations in behavior to signs of organic brain damage and mental retardation. Children of alcoholics parents more often anxiety and depression, attention deficit, learning difficulties. The boys are more frequently observed behavioral problems in girls – emotional. Children of alcoholics is much more likely to experience difficulties in learning at school, they are not always able to adequately use their intellectual capabilities, and demonstrate weak motivation to learn, low academic performance, poor interest, reduced levels of communication, difficulty in concentrating, anxiety and mistrust. Poor motivation for learning and useful social activities, in turn, contributes to social maladjustment and indirect opportunities for the development of alcoholism. Adult children of alcoholics is hindered parents communicate with their peers, high the risk of maladjustment, characterized by frequent suicide, problems in intimate life, the instability of families, and often alcoholism, psychopathy, depression. In addition, environmental factors in the upbringing of a family , makes children emotionally disabled.

After all, alcoholism in the family is perceived as a powerful traumatic factor. Alcoholism is not perceived as an illness, and estimated as close to insulting behavior and avoidance of family responsibilities. This is compounded by the patient manner of communicating with their loved ones, financial difficulties. Genetic predisposition, poor performance, too much free time, bad company, the example of parents contribute to familiarizing the child to addiction – alcoholism. Number of drug addicts among adolescents and young adults is growing steadily.