Jisho

×
Noun
1. adult child; adult children; adult person psychologically traumatized from being raised in an abusive or dysfunctional family (e.g. by alcoholic parents)
Wikipedia definition
2. Alcoholism in family systemsAlcoholism in family systems refers to the conditions in families that enable alcoholism, and the effects of alcoholic behavior by one or more family members on the rest of the family. Mental health professionals are increasingly considering alcoholism and addiction as diseases that flourish in and are enabled by family systems. Family members react to the alcoholic with particular behavioral patterns.
Read “Alcoholism in family systems” on English Wikipedia
Read “アダルトチルドレン” on Japanese Wikipedia
Read “Alcoholism in family systems” on DBpedia
Other forms
アダルト・チルドレン

Discussions

to talk about this word.