First Person “Lived Experience” Accounts of Being an Affected Family Member (AFM)

Richard Velleman; Abhijit Nadkarni; Gallus Bischof; Marcela Tiburcio; Jim Orford

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-82583-5_1

First Person “Lived Experience” Accounts of Being an Affected Family Member (AFM)

Richard Velleman, Abhijit Nadkarni, Gallus Bischof, Marcela Tiburcio, Jim Orford

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Abstract

This introductory chapter aims to give voice to the lived experience of affected family members (AFMs). Based on qualitative interviews, commonalities and variations of the effects that addiction-type-problems can have on family members are depicted, using excerpts from selected interviews. While all AFMs showed remarkable levels of stress and strain, and similar coping dilemmas, the stressors and living conditions they described varied considerably. At the end of each story, we have highlighted the key themes that have emerged, and these key themes are then summarized at the end in the chapter’s conclusion.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Families Affected by Addiction
Editors	G. Bischof, R. Velleman, J. Orford, A. Nadkarni, M. Tiburcio
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Pages	3-14
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031825835
ISBN (Print)	9783031825828
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82583-5_1
Publication status	Published - 7 May 2025

Publication series

Name	Sustainable Development Goals Series
Volume	Part F393
ISSN (Print)	2523-3084
ISSN (Electronic)	2523-3092

Funding

UK Funders Government and NHS • Department of Health and Social Security, UK Government • The Department of Health Excellence Fund, UK Government • South & West Region R&D Programme, NHS, UK • West Midlands Region Responsive R&D Programme, NHS, UK • Home Offce Drugs Prevention Initiative, UK Government • National Treatment Agency for Drug Misuse, England UKRI Research Councils • Medical Research Council (MRC, UK) • Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC, UK) • MRC/DfID/Wellcome Global Health Trials Committee (UK) • Alcohol Education and Research Council (UK) Other Funders • Mental Health Foundation (UK) • The Camelot Foundation (UK) • The Big Lottery Fund (UK) • NSPCC (UK) • Addaction (UK) • Zurich Community Trust (UK) • The Society for the Study of Addiction (UK)

Keywords

Affected family members
Hidden problems
Isolation
Lived experience
Problematic relationships
Qualitative interviews
Unpredictability

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Velleman, R., Nadkarni, A., Bischof, G., Tiburcio, M., & Orford, J. (2025). First Person “Lived Experience” Accounts of Being an Affected Family Member (AFM). In G. Bischof, R. Velleman, J. Orford, A. Nadkarni, & M. Tiburcio (Eds.), Families Affected by Addiction (pp. 3-14). (Sustainable Development Goals Series; Vol. Part F393). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82583-5_1

First Person “Lived Experience” Accounts of Being an Affected Family Member (AFM). / Velleman, Richard; Nadkarni, Abhijit; Bischof, Gallus et al.
Families Affected by Addiction. ed. / G. Bischof; R. Velleman; J. Orford; A. Nadkarni; M. Tiburcio. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2025. p. 3-14 (Sustainable Development Goals Series; Vol. Part F393).

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Velleman, R, Nadkarni, A, Bischof, G, Tiburcio, M & Orford, J 2025, First Person “Lived Experience” Accounts of Being an Affected Family Member (AFM). in G Bischof, R Velleman, J Orford, A Nadkarni & M Tiburcio (eds), Families Affected by Addiction. Sustainable Development Goals Series, vol. Part F393, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 3-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82583-5_1

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