Fifth edition of a classic text that views couples and family therapy through a psychiatric lens Written by clinicians with a biopsychosocial perspective on illness and family dysfunction Draws on case studies to present family-oriented interventions in an accessible manner Explores underlying principles along with a wide range of practical therapeutic techniques Culturally inclusive, enabling readers to work with patients from diverse backgrounds. ---- Table of contents : Content: Forewords xix Ellen M. Berman MD, Lloyd I. Sederer MD Preface xxvii Acknowledgments xxxi A Guide for Using the Text xxxiii List of Tables xxxvii List of Figures xxxix Section I Family Therapy in Context 1 The Field of Couples and Family Therapy: Development and Definition 5 2 Family Life in Historical and Sociological Perspective 23 Section II Functional and Dysfunctional Families 3 Understanding the Functional Family 41 4 Understanding the Functional Family in a Variety of Family Forms 59 5 Problems and Dysfunction from an Integrated Family Systems Perspective 75 Section III Family Evaluation 6 The Process of Evaluation 95 7 The Content of Evaluation 107 8 Formulating an Understanding of the Family Problem Areas 117 Section IV Family Treatment 9 Major Family Therapy Schools and Their Treatment Strategies 137 10 Goals 147 11 Family Treatment: Integrated Strategies and Techniques 157 12 The Course of Family Treatment 175 13 Promoting Change in Family Treatment: Issues of Alliance and Resistance 189 14 Family Therapy: General Considerations203 Section V Couples Therapy 15 Dysfunctional Couples and Couples Therapy 221 16 Sex Couples and Sex Therapy 235 17 Couples and Families Breaking Apart: Separation and Divorce 249 Section VI Family Treatment When One Member Has a Psychiatric Disorder or Other Special Problem 18 Family Treatment in the Context of Individual Psychiatric Disorders 267 19 Family Treatment in the Context of Other Special Problems Violence to Self and Others 301 20 The Family and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Psychiatric Illness 321 21 Working with Families in the Section VII Results of and Guidelines for Recommending Family Therapy 23 Controversies Relative Contraindications and the Use and Misuse of Couples and Family Therapy 371 24 Results: The Outcomes of Couples and Family Therapy 381 Section VIII Ethical Professional and Training Issues 25 Ethical and Professional Issues in Couples and Family Therapy 405 Suggested Reading 419 References 419 Index 421
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