Abstract

When a loved one experiences a substance use disorder (SUD) often, a family member may assume a non-normative and intense caregiving role. Caregivers often experience strain as a result of the care they provide to their loved one experiencing an SUD. While SUDs are conceptualized as a family disease, little is known about caregiver perception of treatment productiveness, or usefulness of the treatment. To begin to address caregiver perception of treatment, we surveyed a national sample of 141 caregivers of a loved one with an SUD to investigate the aspects of family treatment that they felt were most productive in their loved one's recovery using moderation analyses.

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