The needs of families of the mentally ill are being newly evaluated. While family burden remains a real concomitant of mental disorders, assistance from mental health professionals often falls short of family needs. Family consultation seeks to address these serious family problems. Issues for graduate psychology education are discussed. (AF)

Describes long- and short-term changes in women's employment. Introduces a set of "Psychology in the Public Forum" articles that address the consequences of these changes for women's health and for their families, and delineate the government's responses. Discusses the mission of the Network on the Determinants and Consequences of Health-Promoting…

Path models on random samples of 159 fathers and 275 mothers in Utah were used to examine direct and indirect relations between parenting difficulty and variables reflecting family stressors, social and personal resources, and background characteristics. Findings suggest that parenting difficulty appears to be significantly affected by the…

The construct validity of the adapted version of the "Questionnaire on Resources and Stress-Short Form" was examined with 103 mothers of children with mild to severe developmental disabilities, aged 0-38. Results revealed that the questionnaire appears to be a valid, efficient, and effective measure of stress. (Author/JDD)

Interviews with 14 from a random sample of 20 full-time married male students at the University of Guelph examined how their lives and their families' lives had changed because of their participation in education. Findings indicate that this population entered the university in response to developmental transition and that students and their…

A philosophy and specific procedures are presented for counseling families of aggressive children. Guidelines focus on parent/staff member collaboration, accessibility and dependability of counselors, avoiding creation of additional conflict, using life cycle explanations to reduce parents' self-blame, confronting unrealistic self-ideals,…

Discusses how adoption disruption affects children adopted from overseas. Uses the experiences of seven children who were counseled for adoption disruption to examine how children can be helped to work through the past and prepare for the future. (TJQ)

Notes that divorce is stressful life transition and that colleges offer few services targeted specifically to students from divorced families. Discusses how parental divorce may inhibit psychological separation processes of college students with regard to perceptions of parents, adjustment and academic success, and identity formation. Concludes…

Suicide is the second major cause of death for adolescents, after accidents. Administrators should adopt cautious and comprehensive policies, risk management, and prevention programs. Educators should recognize warning signs: suicide threats, recent losses, traumatic events, sudden changes in appearance, heavy drug or alcohol use, and…

Debunks nostalgic beliefs about traditional family life. Throughout most of U.S. history, families have been diverse and needed more than one breadwinner. Women and children have borne the brunt of poverty, and violence and abuse were once a normal part of maintaining family order. Today, many stable, intact families depend on illegal immigrants'…

Outlines a family stress and coping model that can be used to guide counseling interventions. Families are considered as to where they fall along a variety of continua; e.g., how cohesive the family is, and according to the coping and problem solving each family employs. (LKS)

Individuals from substance-abusing family environments have been found to suffer from low self-esteem, depression, anger, and a variety of acting-out behaviors. An investigation of the differences between incarcerated juveniles from substance-abusing families and those from non-substance-abusing families indicates significant differences in family…

Placement outcomes for 206 severely maltreated Boston (Massachusetts) children 7.5 years after arraignment on care and protection petitions were examined, with attention to the percent permanently removed from parents, cases dismissed, temporary custody, drifting back to parents despite removal, time spent in probate proceedings, and rate of court…

Presents a model that integrates individual grief and family grief models and then describes this interaction. Highlights the importance of family processes in each individual's perceptions of the death, as well as each family member's influence on the overall grief reactions and coping strategies of the family system. (RJM)

Investigated the relationship between economic hardship, family relationships, and adolescent self-esteem in a sample of 387 Midwestern families. Results showed that economic hardship negatively affected adolescent self-esteem and that this effect was primarily mediated through the parent-adolescent relationship. Supports other findings that…