Family Systems Psychiatry: Principles, Good Practice Guidelines, Clinical Examples, and Challenges

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 377-385

  Schweitzer, Jochen ^a   Zwack, Julika ^a   Weber, Gunthard ^b   Nicolai, Elisabeth ^c   Hirschenberger, Nadja ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Wiesloch Institute for Systemic Solutions

^c University of Applied Sciences Ludwigsburg

^d Eusserthal Drug Rehabilitation Clinic

Author keywords

family systems psychiatry; family therapy; inpatient psychiatry; negotiating with patients; systemic self reflection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ACHIEVEMENT; FAMILY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PSYCHIATRY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 34548848243     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.77.3.377     Document Type: Article

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