Department of Defense (DOD) research has found that military families and children face severe barriers to accessing mental health care, harming family well-being and military readiness. Without proper treatment, children with mental health concerns are at risk of school failure, substance misuse, and suicide. Senate Report 118-58 includes a…

This article will present an ongoing Erasmus + Innovative Academic Course on Integrative Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, IACIIC-ASD, implemented betweeen 2017/2019 by the West University of Timisoara (WUT) Department of Educational Sciences, in partnership with Universita degli studi di Firenze (UNIFI), Universitatea…

Eating Disorders (ED) are often severe illnesses entailing a heavy burden for families. Family therapy is recommended for young patients, but only a few studies have investigated therapeutic interventions with families tailored also to adult and longstanding patients. We recruited 87 families with daughters affected by an ED, aiming to assess the…

Presents an interview with Maurizio Andolfi, M.D., professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Rome. He currently heads one of the most prestigious centers for training family therapists in Europe. The interview focuses on Andolfi's continuing professional and personal journeys. (GCP)

Suggests that the Milan systemic approach probably reflects a significant advance in family therapy and possibly in psychotherapy in general. Provides a historical overview of the development of the approach, an articulation of some major assumptions and background theory, and a brief description of the overall pattern of practice. (Author/JAC)

Presents the results of six years of clinical research on families (N=114) with psychotic children. Suggests the child's psychotic breakdown is the endpoint of a six-stage process which begins with the child's intervention in the parent's "stalemated" interaction. (Author/ABB)

Explains the danger that arises when the person referring his or her family is a sibling of the index patient and, in many ways, the most competent and prestigious family member. Demonstrates how this pitfall can be turned into a springboard for therapeutic success. (BH)

Contends that beginning therapists are not prepared to deal with complexity that families bring to therapeutic setting and have reductionistic approach to understanding what is occurring in family. Explores development of "therapeutic story" with goal of assisting beginning therapist in approaches that can be used to incorporate all…

The training models of two schools of family therapy in Italy are compared on the basis of the logical level of intervention practiced at each school. The relational context in each program, the therapeutic style taught, and selected characteristics of each clinical method are examined. (Author)

Answers Anderson's (1986) criticism of two main issues in Selvini's presention: professional ethics and methodology. Defends the lack of technical detail in favor of presenting the six-stage process as a model of psychotic family interactional games. (Author/ABB)

Discusses ways to deal with four common problems in family therapy: phone calls in general; finding the identified patient in individual therapy; the offer of secret revelations; and the role of psychoactive drugs. Presents tactics which succeed in controlling these incidents. (RC)

The metaphorical object can be a useful tool in the hands of the therapist, both to clarify particular communicative modalities and to change the rules on which these are based. These two aspects are not mutually exclusive, but rather are often tightly interwoven. (Author)

Considers debate in field of marriage and family therapy regarding issues of control and noninstrumentality. Contends that therapists must be able to act unconstrictingly yet must take responsibility for their actions. Asserts that believing too strongly in either strategizing or nonintervening in therapeutic process can be constraining. Offers…

Compares the therapist's function to that of a theatrical director who revises a play, the family drama, which the actors continue to recite according to an old script with a foregone conclusion. To achieve his goal, the therapist uses certain contextual elements to construct an alternative 'reading' of events. (Author)