Therapy for families manifesting manic-depressive behavior

This is a companion piece to the article "Some Features of Families with Major Affective Disorders," published in Family Process (25: 325-336, 1986). In addition to the family features mentioned in the first article, the authors report on other features that have come to the fore since the...

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Published inFamily process Vol. 27; no. 1; p. 33
Main Authors Weber, G, Simon, F B, Stierlin, H, Schmidt, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1988
Subjects
Adult
Bipolar Disorder - genetics
Bipolar Disorder - psychology
Bipolar Disorder - therapy
Child
Family
Family Therapy - methods
Female
Humans
Life Change Events
Male
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Summary:This is a companion piece to the article "Some Features of Families with Major Affective Disorders," published in Family Process (25: 325-336, 1986). In addition to the family features mentioned in the first article, the authors report on other features that have come to the fore since then. Subsequently, they deal with the therapeutic problems that derive from all of these features. In particular, they elaborate on how the therapists must (and can) maintain their neutrality in the face of the massive polarizations and extremes of the either/or thinking found in these families. There follows a description of typical phases in the therapeutic process. Finally, therapy with one family is described in detail.
ISSN:0014-7370
DOI:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1988.00033.x