F amily therapy was first described as a primary psychotherapeutic modality for anorexia nervosa by Minuchin in 1970 [1]. In that description and subsequent work, Minuchin and colleagues have identified dysfunctional aspects of family interaction in families with anorectic members and formulated specific family-centered interventions to respond to symptoms of the anorexia and alter family behav...

Family mediation dovetails with family therapy approaches, in particular the brief, solution-based family therapies, such that these two intervention approaches may be considered quite similar. Is it OK for mediators to employ therapeutic methods and methodologies? Is this still mediation or something else? This article explores these issues, examining and comparing mediation and therapy approa...

A 30-year-old veteran with a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder and his mother were referred for family-focused therapy (FFT), an empirically-supported, manual-based treatment. The veteran had had multiple hospitalizations and experienced chronic auditory hallucinations for self-harm. Minor modifications to FFT were made for implementation via videoconferencing (at a bandwidth of 384 kbit/s)...

INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. The process of family therapy unleashes forces which are powerful, primitive and potentially theatrical. Family systems therapy has evolved with little acknowledgement, and even disparagement, of the influence of psychoanalysis. In doing so, it has had a revolutionary impact but also one which has diminished the role of experience, particularly in the therapist. There ...