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Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Coming Out In An Alcoholic Family, Lisa M. Tillmann Ph.D.
Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Coming Out In An Alcoholic Family, Lisa M. Tillmann Ph.D.
Faculty Publications
This piece invites readers inside emotional and relational dynamics of coming
out as gay in an alcoholic family system. Taking an interpretive approach to
research, focused on how participants make sense of and make meaning
from their lived experience, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” offers a longitudinal and
narrative ethnographic account of family secrecy and disclosure.
Exploring The Use Patterns Of A Mobile Health Application For Alcohol Addiction Before The Initial Lapse After Detoxification, Ming-Yuan Chih
Exploring The Use Patterns Of A Mobile Health Application For Alcohol Addiction Before The Initial Lapse After Detoxification, Ming-Yuan Chih
Health and Clinical Sciences Faculty Publications
How patients used Addiction-Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (A-CHESS), a mobile health intervention, while quitting drinking is worthy exploring. This study is to explore A-CHESS use patterns prior to the initial lapse reported after discharge from inpatient detoxification programs. 142 patients with alcohol addiction from two treatment agencies in the U.S. were included. A comprehensive set of A-CHESS use measures were developed based on a three-level system use framework and three A-CHESS service categories. In latent profile analyses, three A-CHESS system use patterns-inactive, passive, and active users-were found. Compared to the passive users (with the highest chance of the initial …
A Theme Analysis Of Experiences Reported By Adult Children Of Alcoholics In Online Support Forums, Marie Haverfield, Jennifer Theiss
A Theme Analysis Of Experiences Reported By Adult Children Of Alcoholics In Online Support Forums, Marie Haverfield, Jennifer Theiss
Faculty Publications
Growing up with an alcoholic parent can have a lasting effect on children and contribute to a variety of challenging outcomes in adulthood. This study identified the various experiences that adult children of alcoholics (ACoA) discuss with their peers in online support groups. Trained coders conducted a thematic analysis of 504 message board posts collected over a period of 60 days from three different online support groups to identify issues that children of alcoholics face in adulthood. Seven themes emerged from the analysis: (a) empowerment through support, (b) interference of parent in adulthood, (c) connection to inner child and need …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald Magazine, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald Magazine, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
Special magazine published by the College Heights Herald. This issue contains articles:
- Halicks, Richard. Life & Death in the County Jail – David Suddarth III
- One Night Stand – Warren County Jail
- Eblen, Tom. Spirits of Defeat
- Stinnett, Roger. Wondrous: Bowling Green Also Has Its 7 Marvels
- Halicks, Richard. Campus Buildings Offer Prehumous Honors
- Likeness, Steve. Western Runaround – WKU Monopoly Game