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The phrase “identified patient” has attracted a wide following among family therapists representing a variety of approaches to family therapy. It is based on the assumption that persons referred for psychotherapeutic treatment are often incorrectly labeled “patients” when, in fact, their symptoms are manifestations of family, not individual, dysfunction or pathology. It is the thesis of this article that when biologically based deficits in the identified patient are a salient determinant of interpersonal dysfunction, such reframing is inappropriate. Psycho‐educational strategies for treating families of persons with such physically based conditions as learning disability, attention deficit disorder, epilepsy, autism, and various medical illnesses and handicaps, are re

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1987.tb00715.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1987

数据来源: WILEY

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Brief therapy has often been regarded as “problem solving therapy.” This article discusses the development of a solution‐focused approach to clinical practice. Solution‐focused therapeutic tasks and interventions are de

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1987.tb00716.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1987

数据来源: WILEY

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This paper reports the authors' “accidental” discovery that change in the problem situation frequently occurs prior to the first session, and that clients can often recall and describe such changes, if prompted. The authors describe one technique for eliciting reports of pretreatment change from clients, and discuss the results of an informal survey of 30 families who responded to this intervention. Rather than discounting pretreatment change as a “flight into health,” it can be framed in Batesonian terms as a “difference that makes a di

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1987.tb00717.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1987

数据来源: WILEY

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One of the cornerstones of the functional family therapy model proposed by Alexander and Parsons (1982) is the assessment of interpersonal functions, which has traditionally been accomplished through intuition and clinical judgment. In this study, 109 college freshmen were recruited to evaluate the test‐retest reliability of a videotaped scenario measure and a questionnaire designed to assess interpersonal functions. Subjects responded to both measures during an initial assessment phase and then again, during a second assessment phase, 2 weeks later. Pearson product‐moment correlations and average agreement percentages indicate that both measures have adequate reliability. There were no sex differences, nor were subjects' responses related to a measure of social desirabil

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1987.tb00718.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1987

数据来源: WILEY

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This paper proposes a Question Classification Scale (QCS) to permit more discrimination among the types of questions used in marriage and family therapy. The data base for the QCS development consisted of 503 family therapy questions drawn from tapes of eight family therapy experts and four trainees. The QCS was designed after studying question classification systems in philosophy, linguistics, educational research, and individual and family therapy. Each therapist‐initiated question is coded in four ways, yielding a simple, yet multidimensional, picture of the therapist's questioning patterns. Future research potential of the QCS is discusse

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1987.tb00719.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1987

数据来源: WILEY

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Previous research has not supported the validity of Olson's “curvilinear hypothesis.” Convergent validity studies of the FACES I and II have indicated that the “cohesion” and “adaptability” dimensions have a linear relation with healthy family functioning. It is not clear, however, whether these findings are due to the measurement of the FACES' constructs or to the curvilinear theory. This study tested the “curvilinear hypothesis” in terms of these theoretical and measurement issues. The results indicate that FACES II and III do not adequately operation‐alize the “curvilinear hyothesis.” However, an item consistent with the “curvilinear hypothesis” utilizing a bipolar item response format did adequately opera‐tionalize the theory. The use of a bipolar item response format is suggested in the measurement of

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1987.tb00720.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1987

数据来源: WILEY

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Marital therapists have an, as yet, unrecognized contribution to make to the treatment of depression. It is incumbent upon them to keep abreast of the growing literatures concerning both biological and interpersonal aspects of depression, and to inform other mental health professionals, policy makers, and depressed persons and their families as to what marital therapy has to offer. Consistent with this goal, this article provides an introductory overview of recent findings concerning the biology of depression, the relative merits of medication versus psychotherapy, and the complex relationships between marriage and depression. While there is considerable evidence that many depressions have a biological component and that medication is an efficacious way of providing symptomatic relief, this in no way contradicts findings concerning the efficacy of psychotherapy and the importance of the marital relationship in the outcome of a depressive episode.

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1987.tb00721.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1987

数据来源: WILEY

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The author presents the field of brief individual psychotherapy as a coherent set of conventions, despite its diverse origins in the schools or traditions of dynamic, behavioral, interpersonal or cognitive, and strategic psychotherapy. He proposes the advantages of these shared conventions, but also their drawbacks. He proposes how this neighboring field could help the field of family therapy reduce its errors.

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1987.tb00722.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1987

数据来源: WILEY

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Book reviewed in this article:Kirschner, Diana A. and Kirschner, Sam.Comprehensive family therapy: An integration of systemic and psychodynamic treatment models.Anderson, C. M., Reiss, D. J.&Hogarty, G. E.Schizophrenia and the family.Efron, Donald E.Journeys: Expansion of the strategic‐systemic therapies.Wynne, Lyman C., McDaniel, Susan H., Weber, Timothy T.Systems consultation: A new perspective for family therapy.Ulrich, David N.&Dunne, Harry P., Jr.To love and work: A systemic interlocking of family, workplace, and career.Root, Maria P. P., Fallon, Patricia, and Friedrich, William N.Bulimia: A systems approach to treatment.Fossum, Merle and Mason, Marilyn.Facing shame: Families in recovery.Ackerman, Norman J.A theory of family system

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DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1987.tb00723.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1987

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1987.tb00724.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1987

数据来源: WILEY