Care for Family Members of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependents Scope Review

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.5584202412068

• Palavras-chave: Family members of drug addicts, Phenomenology-Hermeneutics, Scope Review.

• Keywords: Family members of drug addicts, Phenomenology-Hermeneutics, Scope Review.

• Abstract:

  A scoping review was carried out, based on the VHL-Psi Brasil Platform, with the objective of developing a critical analysis, anchored by Phenomenology-Hermeneutics, regarding existing theories and clinical propositions about who the family members of drug addicts are and about the care(s) provided to them. Research in recent decades has revealed an exploration of this phenomenon from a biological, pragmatic and technical-scientific perspective. The studies do not seem to focus on the family population as a main 'object' of attention, but rather as part of the treatment process of the addicts themselves, which may prevent them from legitimizing their suffering within their own existential condition. There is still a lot to be explored in depth and we hope that this article can help researchers and those interested in this topic. This research had financial support from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).