Child to parent violence and drugs consumption in adolescents: a systematic review

Abstract

Introduction: child-to-Parent Violence (CPV) is alarmed in society due to its increase and frequency in recent years. This type of violence is one where the child acts intentionally and consciously, with the desire to cause harm, prejudice and / or suffering to their parents, repeatedly, over time and with the immediate purpose of obtaining power, control and dominance, this behavior could be related to substance use due to the aggressiveness and lack of control that the consumer presents when under the influence of the substance. 

Objective: analyze the available literature on the relationship between CPV and drugs consumption in adolescents. 

Method: a systematic search was carried out in the PUBMED, EBSCO, Elsevier, Lilacs and Google Scholar databases, to identify articles published between January 2010 and July 2019. 

Results: the studies showed that according to the CPV classification, physical violence is the most exerted by men, while women refer more psychological and verbal violence towards their parents, in addition it was found that CPV shows a relationship with the consumption of licit and illegal drugs. 

Discussion and conclusions: although the full extent of this form of violence in the Mexican population is unknown, it highlights the importance that the nursing professional design psycho-family interventions to prevent these risk behaviors.