Codependency: A Critique

Harper, Jeane; Capdevila, Connie

doi:10.1080/02791072.1990.10472551

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“…It referred to a "recognizable pattern of behavior and attitudes character istically fo und in family members of an alcoholic" (Cermak 1986). At the heart of the pattern was enabling, which con notes aiding and abetting an addicted person's behavior through over-zealous helping (Haaken 1993;Frank & Golden 1992;Haaken 1992;Harper & Capdevial 1990;Asher & Brissett 1988;Brown 1988;Mulry 1987). But as recruits from the 12-Step tradition became health-care providers, the meaning of codependency changed.…”

Section: The Meaning Of Codependency In Historical Contextmentioning

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“…We lls, Glickauf-Hughes & Jones, 1999;Bruss & Glickauf-Hughes 1997;Gemin 1997;Loring & Cowan 1997;Messner 1997;Collins 1993;In clan & Hernandez 1992;Rice 1992); feminist scholars sought to deconstruct codependency as a page in the text of oppression authored by men to subordinate women (e.g. Nelson-Zlupko, Kauffman & Dore 1995;Swigonski 1994;Collins 1993;Haaken 1993;Longino 1993;Asher 1992;Frank & Golden 1992;Haaken 1992;Finagrette 1991;Katz & Aimee 1991;Harper & Capdevial 1990;Krestan & Bepko 1990;Asher & Brissett 1988); and methodologists designed self-report measures to operationalize codependency for empirical research (e.g. Lindley, Giordano & Hammer 1999 ;Pidcock & Fischer 1998;Meyer 1997;Crothers & Warren 1996;Roehling & Gaumond 1996;Te ichman & Basha 1996;Cowan, Bommersbach & Curtis 1995;Hinklin & Kahn 1995 ;Irwin 1995;Martin & Piazza 1995;Clark & Stoffel 1992;Fischer & Crawford 1992;0' Brien & Gaborit 1992;Fischer, Spann & Crawford 1991;Wright & Wright 1991;Wright & Wright 1990 In one series of studies, …”

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“…Business and economics majors were recruited on the hunch that goal oriented students seeking employment in those market sectors would be less likely to manifest codependent behavior than others. Males and females were recruited because many observers have suggested that the diagnosis of codependency may be influenced by the gender of puta tive cases (Nelson-Ziupko, Kauffman & Dore 1995;Swigonski 1994;Collins 1993;Haaken, 1993;Asher 1992;Frank & Golden 1992;Haaken 1992;Finagrette 1991;Fischer, Spann & Crawford 1991;Katz & Amee 1991;Harper & Capdevial 1990;Krestan & Bepko 1990;Longino 1993;Asher & Brissett 1988).…”

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The Development, Reliability, and Validity of a Clinical Rating Scale for Codependency

Harkness

Swenson²,

Madsen-Hampton³

et al. 2001

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

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This investigation examined the reliability and validity of a rating scale for codependency in substance abuse treatment. The investigators developed an example-anchored rating scale to operationalize codependency as substance abuse counselors construe it in practice, and recruited 27 counselors for a counterbalanced multiple-treatment experiment. Counselors were randomly assigned to one of four continuing education workshops for rating-scale training, and asked to evaluate codependency in five videotaped cases. Semistructured case interviews were videotaped with a male and a female from five adult populations to vary the gender and codependency of cases: (1) outpatients in treatment for addiction, (2) outpatient spouses, (3) members of Codependents Anonymous, (4) United States Bureau of Land Management smoke jumpers, and (5) college students majoring in business or economics. To control for gender effects, one workshop presented male cases, one workshop presented female cases, and two workshops presented cases of both genders. To control for order effects, the assignment of videotapes to workshops was randomized to counterbalance the order in which counselors viewed them. The findings suggest that the rating scale yields reliable and valid evaluations of codependency without appreciable gender bias.

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Section: The Meaning Of Codependency In Historical Contextmentioning

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Section: The Meaning Of Codependency In Historical Contextmentioning

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The Development, Reliability, and Validity of a Clinical Rating Scale for Codependency

Harkness

Swenson²,

Madsen-Hampton³

et al. 2001

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

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“…In the United States "codependency" has been repeatedly critiqued as invalid to accurately label anyone (Gierymski & Williams, 1986;Gomberg, 1989;Harper & Capdevila, 1990;Tavris, 1990;Van Wormer, 1989). The references cited by Williams et al do not include any research validation of "codependency" but only rely on anecdotal impressions of the term.…”

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The effects of co‐dependence on physicians and nurses

Babcock¹

1992

British Journal of Addiction

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“…These models are fairly universally adopted and typically recognise abnormal interactional patterns as contributing to the maintenance of substance misuse. For example, the term 'co-dependency' is used to describe the 'dysfunctional' adaptive behaviours of partners of drinkers; the term 'enabling' to describe adopted behaviours that are considered ineffective for behaviour change; and 'enmeshment' to describe family members (often wives and mothers) functioning as part of the misuser's behaviour (Harper & Capdevila, 1990).…”

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The development, dissemination and evaluation of a psychoeducational parenting program for use within the adolescent drug and alcohol treatment field

Winchester¹

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Adolescent drug use is a major problem of the modern world and will likely continue to be so for the foreseeable future. Significant effort has been placed into providing adolescent treatment and intervention options with the aim of supporting young people to make better choices around their substance use. The impact of adolescent drug use on parents and their parenting has been insufficiently researched and often overlooked in both the treatment literature and within clinical practice. The literature on familial risk or causative factors for the development of substance misuse problems is much greater. However, there has been little focus or regard for the impact on family members, and in particular, parents. Parents are people too, and too often are a forgotten population. The literature presented includes studies on how adolescent substance misuse can have a negative effect on parental wellbeing and parenting practices.This thesis provides a rationale behind the development of a treatment approach for parents of adolescents and young people misusing substances. This is a distinct and potentially complementary approach to engaging the adolescent substance misuser, who may be uninterested or resistant to intervention. Parents accessing a tertiary treatment facility for adolescent substance misusers were requesting support and guidance to assist in managing their high levels of distress, lack of drug-specific knowledge and their struggle to find effective parenting strategies. Based on the premise that living with a substance misusing child would bring about a great deal of caregiver strain, and they would benefit from support and assistance in managing their situation, a five-week group-based parent-only group treatment intervention was developed to meet the psychological wellbeing and parenting practice needs of these parents. Over 300 parents engaged in the Parent Education and Support Program (PESP).As a result of their engagement in PESP, parents reported significant positive changes in their mood states, improved coping, increased drug knowledge and reported utilization of more functional and effective parenting strategies. This initial | P a g e iii efficacy study provided the basis to the broader dissemination of the parenting program outside a single tertiary facility.The PESP was written into a manualised treatment intervention and renamed Parents, Kids and Drugs (PKD). This portable and systematized version enabled delivery by external service providers into broader, diverse clinical and non-clinical environments across metropolitan, regional and remote Queensland, Australia.The ensuing studies outline the development, implementation, dissemination and evaluation of PKD over a four-year period, effectively becoming a real-world effectiveness study. Associated with the dissemination of PKD using third party providers were difficulties in obtaining complete data sets and a waitlist control. A post hoc control group was sourced using an online survey. Outcome measures were examined using paired t...

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Codependency: A Critique

Cited by 33 publications

References 26 publications

The Development, Reliability, and Validity of a Clinical Rating Scale for Codependency

The Development, Reliability, and Validity of a Clinical Rating Scale for Codependency

The effects of co‐dependence on physicians and nurses

The development, dissemination and evaluation of a psychoeducational parenting program for use within the adolescent drug and alcohol treatment field

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