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Behind nearly every adult who is accused of a crime, becomes
addicted to drugs or alcohol, or who is severely mentally ill and
acting out in public, there is usually at least one extremely
stressed-out parent. This parent may initially react with the bad
news of their adult child behaving badly with, "Oh no!" followed
by, "How can I help to fix this?" A very common third reaction is
the thought, "Where did I go wrong--was it something I said or did,
or that I failed to do when my child was growing up that caused
these issues? Is this really somehow all my fault?" These parents
then open their homes, their pocketbooks, their hearts, and their
futures to "saving" their adult child--who may go on to leave them
financially and emotionally broken. Sometimes these families also
raise the children their adult children leave behind: 1.6 million
grandparents in the U.S. are in this situation. This helpful book
presents families with quotations and scenarios from real suffering
parents (who are not identified), practical advice, and tested
strategies for coping. It also discusses the fact that parents of
adult children may themselves need therapy and medications,
especially antidepressants. The book is written in a clear,
reassuring manner by Dr. Joel L. Young, medical director of the
Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine in Rochester Hills,
Michigan; with noted medical writer Christine Adamec, author of
many books in the field. In the wake of the Newtown shooting and
the viral popularity of the post "I Am Adam Lanza's Mother,"
America is now taking a fresh look, not only at gun control, but
also on how we treat mental illness. Another major issue is our
support or stigmatization of those with adult children who are a
major risk to their families as well to society itself. This book
is part of that conversation.
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