Handbook of clinical family therapy

Resource Information

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Label

Handbook of clinical family therapy

Statement of responsibility

edited by Jay L. Lebow

Title variation

Clinical family therapy

Contributor

• Lebow, Jay

Subject

• Adolescent psychotherapy
• Family Therapy -- methods
• Family psychotherapy
• Marital Therapy -- methods
• Marital psychotherapy
• Psychology, Adolescent
• Psychology, Child

Language

eng

Summary

The latest theory, research, and practice information for family therapy. The last twenty years have seen an explosion of new, innovative, and empirically supported therapeutic approaches for treating families. Mental health professionals working with families today apply a wide range of approaches to a variety of situations and clients using techniques based on their clinically and empirically proven effectiveness, their focus on specific individual and relational disorders, their applicability in various contexts, and their prominence in the field.In this accessible and comprehensive text, each chapter covers specific problems, the theoretical and practical elements of the treatment approach, recommended intervention strategies, special considerations, supporting research, and clinical examples. The contributors provide step-by-step guidelines for implementing the approaches described and discuss particular issues that arise in different couple, family, and cultural contexts.Handbook of Clinical Family Therapy covers treatment strategies for the most common problems encountered in family therapy, including: Domestic violence Adolescent defiance, anxiety, and depression Trauma-induced problems Stepfamily conflicts ADHD disruption Substance abuse in adults and adolescents Couple conflict and divorce Chronic illnessA detailed reference for today's best treatment strategies, the Handbook of Clinical Family Therapy brings together the top practitioners and scholars to produce an innovative and user-friendly guide for clinicians and students alike

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

616.89/156

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

RC488.5

LC item number

.H3262 2005

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

NLM call number

• 2005 M-809
• WM 430.5.F2

NLM item number

H23542 2005