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Family psychoeducation for serious mental illness /

Research shows that many American adults with serious mental illness live with or maintain contact with their families; but families are rarely given information about their relative's illness & their own needs for support are ignored. Harriet Lefley traces the history of family psychoeduca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lefley, Harriet P. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Series:Evidence-based practices series.
Subjects:
Mental illness > Treatment.
Family psychotherapy.
Evidence-based psychiatry.
Divorce therapy.
Family Therapy > methods
Psychotherapy > methods
Family Therapy
Caregivers > psychology
Evidence-Based Practice > methods
Mental Disorders > therapy
Maladies mentales > Traitement.
Thérapie familiale.
Psychiatrie factuelle.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychotherapy > Couples & Family.
Divorce therapy
Evidence-based psychiatry
Family psychotherapy
Mental illness > Treatment
Electronic books.
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Summary:Research shows that many American adults with serious mental illness live with or maintain contact with their families; but families are rarely given information about their relative's illness & their own needs for support are ignored. Harriet Lefley traces the history of family psychoeducation in the U.S.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 181 pages) : illustrations, charts
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-166) and index.
ISBN:9780199712687
0199712689