TY - JOUR
T1 - Substance Use in American Indian Family Relationships
T2 - Linking Past, Present, and Future
AU - Myhra, Laurelle L.
AU - Wieling, Elizabeth
AU - Grant, Herb
PY - 2015/10/20
Y1 - 2015/10/20
N2 - American Indian (AI) families contend with greater health disparities than other minority groups, which is connected to present-day stressors and historical factors. Interviews conducted across parent and adult child generations to document experiences related to substance use using a lifeline narrative approach pointed to healing taking place individually, at the family-level, and across generational bonds. Specific themes elaborated in this article are: 1) Grandparents as Source of Stability; 2) Intergenerational Communication Regarding Substance Use; 3) Forgiveness and Healing; and 4) Healing Through Cultural Means. A discussion and clinical implications are presented in light of historical and current traumas and resiliencies.
AB - American Indian (AI) families contend with greater health disparities than other minority groups, which is connected to present-day stressors and historical factors. Interviews conducted across parent and adult child generations to document experiences related to substance use using a lifeline narrative approach pointed to healing taking place individually, at the family-level, and across generational bonds. Specific themes elaborated in this article are: 1) Grandparents as Source of Stability; 2) Intergenerational Communication Regarding Substance Use; 3) Forgiveness and Healing; and 4) Healing Through Cultural Means. A discussion and clinical implications are presented in light of historical and current traumas and resiliencies.
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U2 - 10.1080/01926187.2015.1069133
DO - 10.1080/01926187.2015.1069133
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84944280412
SN - 0192-6187
VL - 43
SP - 413
EP - 424
JO - American Journal of Family Therapy
JF - American Journal of Family Therapy
IS - 5
ER -
