TY - JOUR
T1 - The destructive path of addiction
T2 - Experiences of six parents who are substance dependent
AU - Knis-Matthews, Laurie
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This qualitative study explored the experiences of five men and one woman who were parents, substance dependent, and receiving treatment. Data collected by observation and in-depth interviewing were analyzed using constant comparison method and thematic analysis. Findings were grouped into three categories: surviving my childhood and becoming an adult, the struggles oftrying to be a parent, and the roles ofspouses and extended family members. An overarching metathematic category, the destructive path and powerful appeal ofaddiction, describes why the participants reported feeling most comfortable in the role ofdrug addict and found order in the chaos in the addictive lifestyle.
AB - This qualitative study explored the experiences of five men and one woman who were parents, substance dependent, and receiving treatment. Data collected by observation and in-depth interviewing were analyzed using constant comparison method and thematic analysis. Findings were grouped into three categories: surviving my childhood and becoming an adult, the struggles oftrying to be a parent, and the roles ofspouses and extended family members. An overarching metathematic category, the destructive path and powerful appeal ofaddiction, describes why the participants reported feeling most comfortable in the role ofdrug addict and found order in the chaos in the addictive lifestyle.
KW - Drug addiction
KW - Parenting
KW - Qualitative methodology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77955875368&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/0164212X.2010.498728
DO - 10.1080/0164212X.2010.498728
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77955875368
SN - 0164-212X
VL - 26
SP - 201
EP - 340
JO - Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
JF - Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
IS - 3
ER -