2017 Volume 58 Issue 1 Pages 41-56
This paper reviews research on people with substance-related disorders, and focuses especially on research about family support. The author used the databases “Ichushi”, “CiNii Articles” and “PubMed”. The search covered relevant studies published from until 2014. Forty-three related articles were identified through these databases. These articles were analyzed focusing on family relations and related problems.
The main findings were as follows: (i) The target persons for family support of people with substance-related disorders were mothers in Japan, while in countries other than Japan, the targets varied and included parents, spouses, partners, caregivers, and professionals. (ii) The related problems of substance-related disorders were parenting support (including neonatal abstinence syndrome), HIV, harm reduction, traumatic stress disorders of addicts, and co-occurring disorders. The review findings suggest that effective support focused on related problems of substance-related disorders should be begun for various family members, and this is the biggest future challenge in Japan.
