Alcoholism and the family in peru: The impact of an alcoholic on teenagers' perceptions of the family |
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| Authors: | Lesley B. Kadis Mary Malca-villa Dale E. Mcniel Ruth A. Mcclendon |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute , San Francisco;2. Médico Cirujano, UNMSM;3. Department Of Psychiatry , School of Medicine, University of California , San Francisco;4. Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute |
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| Abstract: | Abstract We studied Peruvian high school students' perceptions of their family environment when a member of their household had a significant problem with alcohol using specialized forms of both the Family Environment Scale (FES) and the Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (SMAST). Of our sample of 218 high school students in Lima, Peru, 91.7% lived in a household in which a member had a significant problem with alcohol as defined by the family form of the SMAST. Also, when the alcoholic individual was a member of the nuclear family, the high school students perceived their families as less cohesive, less well organized, and with a lesser ability to express themselves. These family perceptions are similar to those found in American high school students who live with an alcoholic family member. Possible epidemiologic and family implications of these findings are discussed. |
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