Family Therapy And Mental Health

Download or read book Family Therapy and Mental Health written by Malcolm M. MacFarlane and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2001 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family Therapy and Mental Health: Innovations in Theory and Practice shows how family therapy techniques can be used to address the needs of patients and their families dealing with conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, suicide, and addictions. A variety of treatment modalities are used with these problems, including family psychoeducational approaches, the McMaster Model, cognitive behavioral family therapy, brief therapy, and systemic and narrative approaches. There are also complete chapters dealing with special issues such as women and mental health, brain injury, and aging. for this volume's outstanding roster of contributors, visit our Web site at http://www.haworthpress.com To view an excerpt online, find the book in our QuickSearch catalog at www.HaworthPress.com.