The Impact of Maternal Problematic Drinking On Daughter's Mental Health: A Systematic Review

Background: Parental alcohol use is a widespread issue and is known to have negative impacts on children's mental health. However, research on parent-child dyads concerning parental problematic alcohol use and child mental health outcomes has much less research. Objective: This systematic review aims to examine recent literature on the impact of mothers’ problematic drinking on daughter(s) mental health. Methods: The following databases were used: EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar. The keywords included “mother”, “AUD”, “maternal AUD”, “impact on daughters”, “female COA”, “female ACOA”, “mothers with an AUD”, “problematic drinking”, “maternal alcoholic”, “impact on relationships”, “impact on mental health” and “substance use”. We searched for articles with multiple filters, including peer-reviewed articles, articles written in English, articles published between 2013 to 2024, and articles in full text. Keywords: Maternal problematic drinking, offspring, mental health