ANTONIASSI JUNIOR, Gilmar; OLIVEIRA, Vânia Cristine de; SILVA, Luciana de Araujo Mendes    FIGUEIREDO, Glória Lúcia Alves. Psychosomatic adjustment in mothers who are exposed to the vulnerability of the addicted children. []. , 14, 2, pp.1-15. ISSN 1809-8908.

The aim of this study was to verify the possibility of psychosomatic illness in mothers of addicted children when exposed to the vulnerability of drug involvement. Qualitative study, descriptive and exploratory in nature. The Hamilton Scale, Alexithymia Scale of Toronto, Folkman and Lazarus Coping Strategies Inventory, and semi-structured interview were used as instruments. Depressive, alexithymic traits and the presence of psychosomatic illness were observed due to the exposure to vulnerability involving addiction, as well as the effects and consequences of chemical dependence that directly affect society, the family, and especially the mothers. It is necessary to attach importance to public health services and the need for an articulated support network that provides specialized treatment for addicts and coping support for the family.

: Diseases; drugs; mothers; somatization; vulnerability.

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