Any kind of addiction can cause stress to a family, especially when the person refuses treatment. Studies have shown that marriages that include an alcoholic have higher rates of divorce. Being in a recovery program and with the help of a
certified addiction therapist, families can actually become closer. The following is an account from someone currently in addiction therapy; and this man goes into detail about a study that shows how addiction therapy affects families.
Surprisingly, the study’s authors write that, “Improvement following treatment appeared to be present for the entire treatment sample, rather than limited only to treatment responders who achieve full-scale remission.” Even in families whose fathers relapsed, conflict stayed low at the one-year mark. It was as if the process of treatment had a stabilizing effect on the family even if the father relapsed.
I didn't need a study to tell me that marriages with an alcoholic are more likely to end in divorce.
ReplyDeleteAs far as things getting better....It seems kind of obvious. I'm assuming the family is like, "Well, it is better than it was, so that is something!"