Family Therapy Books

New and Published Books – Page 1

1. Children's Influence on Family Dynamics

   The Neglected Side of Family Relationships

   Edited by Ann C. Crouter, Alan Booth

   Series: Penn State University Family Issues Symposia Series

   Any parent who has raised more than one child is likely to be keenly aware of subtle or even striking differences among their offspring. The central premise of this volume is that children bring personal qualities to their relationships with other family members that help shape family interaction,...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
2. Family Environment and Intellectual Functioning

   A Life-span Perspective

   Edited by Elena L. Grigorenko, Robert J. Sternberg

   What is the impact of the family environment on us, particularly with regard to our intellectual functioning? Does the role of early family environment wear off, as some researchers have suggested, or does it maintain or possibly even become more important as we grow older? This book examines the...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
3. Arenas of Comfort in Adolescence

   A Study of Adjustment in Context

   By Jeylan T. Mortimer, Kathleen T. Call

   Series: Research Monographs in Adolescence Series

   Adolescence is a time when the social world expands, a time of increasing engagement beyond the family sphere to the school, the peer group, and the workplace. These contexts may present experiences that differ greatly in their tone and content, either contributing to or hindering satisfaction and...

   Published June 2nd 2013 by Psychology Press
4. Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships

   What Works and What Doesn't

   By Patricia L. Papernow

   Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships draws on current research, a wide variety of clinical modalities, and thirty years of clinical work with stepfamily members to describe the special challenges stepfamilies face. The book presents the concept of "stepfamily architecture" and the...

   Published May 27th 2013 by Routledge
5. 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
6. Multi-Dimensional Family Therapy for Adolescent Substance Abuse and Delinquency

   By Howard Liddle

   Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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