SynthesisPloS one2017
Protective mental health factors in children of parents with alcohol and drug use disorders: A systematic review.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies Exploring Lived Experiences, Perceived Impact, and Coping Strategies of Children and Young People Whose Parents Use Substances.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2023Pooled it
- Parental drug use disorders and youth psychopathology: Meta-analytic review.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Pooled it
- A Novel 4D Ultrasound Parenting Intervention for Substance Using Pregnant Women in Finland: Participation in Obstetric Care, Fetal Drug Exposure, and Perinatal Outcomes in a Randomized Controlled Trial.Maternal and child health journal · 2020Trial
- Resilience, Risk and Protective Factors in Children and Adolescents Growing Up with Parental Alcohol Misuse.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2026Article
- Designing their Own Story: A Meta-Ethnography of Health Promotion Among Adolescents with Parental Substance Use Problems.Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT · 2026Review
- Perinatal Insights Into Parenting, Pathways, and Addiction (PIPPA): Protocol for a Longitudinal, Strengths-Based Study in Flanders, Belgium.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Understanding Child Maltreatment and Support Needs in Families with Problematic Parental Substance use.Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT · 2026Article
- Multiple trajectories of family adversity and poverty and adolescent self-harm and suicide attempts: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2026Article
- Outpatient referrers as a pathway to care for a new family-centered health intervention in psychiatric clinics and how to reach them: evaluation of an implementation strategy.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Needs and Challenges to Improve Rehabilitative Care for Parents with Substance Use Disorder - A Qualitative Study from the Expert's Perspective.Substance abuse and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Harms to children from men's heavy drinking: A scoping review.International journal of alcohol and drug research · 2024Article
- Risk of severe mood and anxiety disorders in the adult children of parents with alcohol use disorder: a nationwide cohort study.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2024Article
- Resilience in children of parents with mental illness, alcohol or substance misuse-An integrative review.Nursing open · 2024Review
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- Tailoring parenting styles and family-based interventions cross-culturally as an effective prevention strategy for youth substance use: a scoping review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Perceived problematic alcohol use in the family and adolescents' stress-related complaints: examining the buffering role of the school's degree of student focus as rated by its teachers.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Study protocol: development and randomized controlled trial of a preventive blended care parenting intervention for parents with PTSD.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Family Background Issues as Predictors of Mental Health Problems for University Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The relevant research of adverse childhood experiences and "risky drinking" in children of alcoholics in China.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Associations between adverse childhood experiences and diabetes among middle-aged and older Chinese: a social-ecological perspective.Epidemiology and health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Children of parents with drug and alcohol use disorders often grow up under severe stress and are at greater risk of developing psychological and social problems. However, a substantial proportion of affected children adapt to their distressing life conditions and show positive development in terms of their mental health. These children are described as resilient. One difference between resilient and maladapted children is the presence of protective factors. The aim of this systematic review is to provide an overview of the current state of the research concerning protective mental health factors in children of parents with alcohol or drug use disorders (COPAD). For that purpose, the PsychInfo, PubMed, CINAHL and ISI Web of Science databases were searched through January 2017. All the identified publications were screened using previously developed inclusion criteria. The search yielded 3,402 articles. Eleven of these publications (2003-2013) met the criteria for inclusion in the present review. Information on the studies was extracted using an extraction form. A narrative analysis was performed, and the methodological quality was examined using a checklist based on the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. The research identified familial, parental, child-related and biological factors that influenced mental health outcomes in affected children (N = 1,376, age range = 1-20 years). Overall, protective mental health factors are understudied in this target group. Most of the included studies were conducted in the United States and employed a cross-sectional design. A comparison of the included cross-sectional and longitudinal studies indicated consistent results related to a secure parent-child attachment. Based on the current state of the research, no causal conclusions with regard to the effectiveness of protective factors can be drawn. To develop effective prevention programs, further longitudinal studies and studies assessing the interactions between risk and protective factors are needed.
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