Substance abuse in parents is damaging to their children and the family system as a whole. If family treatment is paired with substance abuse treatment for the parents, children have the possibility of having better attachment with their parents and thus increase general functioning skills and overall family well-being. This study examined the impact of Whole Family Theraplay as an effective play therapy treatment with mothers in recovery from substance abuse and their children with attachment issues in an inpatient substance abuse rehabilitation facility. Scores indicated that women/mothers had reduced symptoms of distress and improved their mental health functioning. Their children demonstrated improved interpersonal relationships, reduced interpersonal distress, and improvement in overall mental health functioning. The implications of this study were that by implementing Whole Family Theraplay, in addition to individual and group counseling in substance abuse treatment, subjects showed demonstrated improvement in attachment relationships and mental health outcomes.

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Theraplay® 作为药物滥用康复住宅设施中母亲及其子女的咨询实践的有效性

父母滥用药物会损害他们的孩子和整个家庭系统。如果家庭治疗与父母的药物滥用治疗相结合，儿童就有可能与父母建立更好的依恋关系，从而提高一般功能技能和整体家庭幸福感。本研究检查了全家疗法作为一种有效的游戏疗法治疗的影响，对在住院药物滥用康复设施中从药物滥用中康复的母亲及其有依恋问题的孩子。分数表明女性/母亲的痛苦症状减轻并改善了她们的心理健康功能。他们的孩子表现出改善的人际关系、减少的人际关系困扰以及整体心理健康功能的改善。