Strategic family therapy

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Strategic family therapy

Cloé Madanes

(The Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series)

Jossey-Bass, 1991, c1981

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Bibliography: p. 229-233

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

"Madanes' lucid, coherent, and practical guide for familytherapists is a welcome addition to the proliferating literature byfamily therapy theorists and practitioners.... The book is concise,well organized and clearly written." --Contemporary Psychology A classic work which uses imaginative techniques to help achievebalance within the family. It gives attention to specific problemssuch as violence, drug abuse, and depression, and seeks the hiddenmeaning in these symptoms, which are clues to the underlying familystructure.

Table of Contents

Forewords. 1. Dimensions of Family Therapy. 2. Elements of Strategic Family Therapy. 3. Marital Problems: Balancing Power. 4. Children's Problems: Three Paradoxical Strategies. 5. Parental Problems: Changing Child-Parent Interactions. 6. Severe Problems of Adolescence: Putting the Parents inCharge. 7. Night Terrors: A Case Study. 8. A Depressed Man: A Case Study. 9. Summary: Metaphor and Power.

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  • NCID
    BB06593369
  • ISBN
    • 1555423639
  • LCCN
    80026286
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    San Francisco
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxx, 240 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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