Family Therapy Books

New and Published Books

1. The Family Context of Parenting in Children's Adaptation to Elementary School

   Edited by Philip A. Cowan, Carolyn Pape Cowan, Jennifer C. Ablow, Vanessa Kahn Johnson, Jeffrey R. Measelle

   Series: Monographs in Parenting Series

   The Family Context of Parenting in Children's Adaptation to Elementary School is a result of a longitudinal prevention study of 100 families begun the year before their first children entered kindergarten. Each family went through an assessment and then a subset was randomly chosen for group...

   Published May 2nd 2013 by Routledge
2. Multi-Dimensional Family Therapy for Adolescent Substance Abuse and Delinquency

   By Howard Liddle

   Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
3. Rationale and Principle Interventions in Family-Based Treatment (FBT) for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa

   By James Lock, Daniel Le Grange

   Drs. Lock and Le Grange begin by summarizing the history and development of Family Based Treatment (FBT; The Maudsley Approach) for anorexia nervosa. Next, they describe the underlying rationale for using FBT for anorexia nervosa in adolescents and the research base supporting its...

   Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
4. Semantic Polarities and Psychopathologies in the Family

   Permitted and Forbidden Stories

   By Valeria Ugazio

   The gap between psychotherapeutic practice and clinical theory is ever widening. Therapists still don’t know what role interpersonal relations play in the development of the most common psychopathologies. Valeria Ugazio bridges this gap by examining phobias, obsessive-compulsions, eating disorders,...

   Published April 16th 2013 by Routledge
5. Communication Among Grandmothers, Mothers, and Adult Daughters

   A Qualitative Study of Maternal Relationships

   By Michelle A. Miller-Day

   Series: LEA's Series on Personal Relationships

   This volume examines communication processes within the grandmother-mother-daughter relationship, emphasizing an intergenerational perspective. Using observations of and extensive interviews with six sets of middle-income, Caucasian female family members, this book offers a heuristic account of...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
6. Working With Families in Medical Settings

   A Multidisciplinary Guide for Psychiatrists and Other Health Professionals

   Edited by Alison M. Heru

   Working With Families in Medical Settings provides mental-health professionals with the tools they need to figure out what patients and families want and how, within the constraints imposed by 21st-century healthcare setting, to best give them the care they need. Psychiatrists and other clinicians...

   Published March 18th 2013 by Routledge
7. Internal Family Systems Therapy

   New Dimensions

   Edited by Martha Sweezy, Ellen L. Ziskind

   Internal family systems therapy, or IFS, is one of the fastest growing models of psychotherapy today. Focused on psychic multiplicity and the healing effects of compassion, this non-pathologizing therapy has been adopted by clinicians around the world. Internal Family Systems Therapy: New...

   Published March 12th 2013 by Routledge
8. Couples in Conflict

   Edited by Alan Booth, Ann C. Crouter, Mari Clements

   Series: Penn State University Family Issues Symposia Series

   This volume is based on the presentations and discussions of a national symposium on "Couples in Conflict" that focused on family issues. A common thread throughout is that constructive conflict and negotiation are beneficial for relationships. Together, the chapters provide a foundation for...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
9. Growing Up Fast

   Transitions To Early Adulthood of Inner-city Adolescent Mothers

   By Bonnie J. Ross Leadbeater, Niobe Way

   Series: Research Monographs in Adolescence Series

   In this book the authors examine in depth the lives of inner-city adolescent mothers, going beyond stereotypes to illuminate the diverse pathways to young adulthood taken by these young women. The different ways they respond to becoming a parent reflect a range of abilities, aspirations, and...

   Published February 4th 2013 by Psychology Press
10. Environmental Effects on Cognitive Abilities

    Edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Elena L. Grigorenko

    It sometimes seems that it is difficult to pick up a current newspaper or a magazine without it containing a story about some behavioral characteristic for which it has been found that a gene is responsible. Even aspects of behavior that one would feel certain are environmentally controlled are now...

    Published January 10th 2013 by Psychology Press