A paper or lived experience narrative titled “A sibling’s narrative of recovery from addiction trauma and loss in the family” appeared in 2021 in the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. The paper is important for what it adds to existing information about siblings who have or live with a brother or sister who drinks and also what it means for professionals treating sober siblings.

The sibling who tells the story is a Greek female. Her age is never given. She is considered “the first author,” and a psychiatrist is “a second author” who “contributed…insightful comments in the structure and content of the discussion section.” The sibling who drank to excess, a brother, was shown his sister’s narrative and responded in the paper.

Siblings in a family where others drink to excess........

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