Couple and family involvement in adult mental health treatment: A systematic review

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 275-286

  Meis, Laura A ^a   Griffin, Joan M ^a   Greer, Nancy ^a,b   Jensen, Agnes C ^a   MacDonald, Roderick ^a   Carlyle, Maureen ^a   Rutks, Indulis ^a   Wilt, Timothy J ^a,b  

^a Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Couple therapy; Family therapy; Mental health; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MAJOR AFFECTIVE DISORDER; MARITAL THERAPY; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; MARITAL THERAPY; MENTAL DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84872481018     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2012.12.003     Document Type: Review

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