When your adult child breaks your heart: coping with mental illness, substance abuse, and the problems that tear families apart

Identifying the Problems. Understanding the severe problems adult children can cause ; Your emotions and behavioral reactions ; If your adult child lives with you.

Types of Problem Behavior and What You Can Do About It. Bad parenting ; Criminal behavior ; Alcoholism and drug addiction ; Other psychiatric problems ; Suicidal behavior.

Taking Care of Yourself. Your physical and emotional health ; Your relationships with family and friends ; Setting limits: what you can or can't do ; Facing reality and walking away.