There was a time when "codependence" wasn't a word. But years ago, when spouses of alcoholics began meeting together for support and understanding, the term was created to explain the dynamic between ...

American author Melody Beattie named her problem in the 80s, and now one of her books on the subject is being reissued, ...

Relationships fundamentally build on mutual support, love, and understanding. However, sometimes the boundaries between healthy care and codependency blur, leading to dynamics where one partner relies ...

Codependence is a deficit-based trauma model that views loved ones of addicts as inherently traumatized, out of control, and overly obsessed with their troubled loved one. Prodependence is a ...

Readers react to a guest essay critical of the concept of codependency and tough love. To the Editor: Re “No, Love Doesn’t Make You an Enabler,” by Maia Szalavitz (Opinion guest essay, July 10): Tough ...

Let’s talk codependence, folks, the shadow side of nice — and caretaking as a tactic of control. Less a diagnosis and more a framework for understanding interpersonal dynamics, codependence is the ...