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Parents Welcome Discussing Drinking Habits With Their Child's Doctor
Date:11/3/2008

likely to have their own alcohol problems later in life.

"Given the negative consequences of growing up with an alcoholic parent, it is critical, for the future health and well being of the child, to identify and provide a pathway to assessment and treatment for the parent with an unhealthy pattern of alcohol consumption," adds Wilson.
Dr. Wilson and her colleagues suggest that to optimally treat patients, pediatricians must acknowledge the potential adverse effects of parental alcohol use on the child and embrace the concept that alcohol use should be addressed with parents during the clinic visit. When considering possible implementation strategies, they believe that an alcohol screening tool could be incorporated into a preexisting health survey and completed by the parent prior to their child's clinic appointment.

The study was supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Substance Abuse Policy Research Program. Dr. Wilson was supported by a faculty fellowship grant from The Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities at Harvard Medical School.
Children's Hospital Boston is home to the world's largest research enterprise based at a pediatric medical center, where its discoveries have benefited both children and adults since 1869. More than 500 scientists, including eight members of the National Academy of Sciences, 11 members of the Institute of Medicine and 12 members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute comprise Children's research community. Founded as a 20-bed hospital for children, Children's Hospital Boston today is a 397-bed comprehensive center for pediatric and adolescent health care grounded in the values of excellence in patient care and sensitivity to the complex needs and diversity of children and families. Children's also is the primary pediatric teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. For more information about the hospital and its research visit:

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