| family therapy |
any of several therapeutic approaches in which a family is treated as a whole
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| family therapy |
Therapy in which the family is the unit of treatment or intervention. During the course of therapy, many or all members may be seen. Sessions may involve one or two members or the whole family. Sessions may focus on individual members or relationship pairs within the family; however, the focus is a change in interaction patterns at the family level.
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| family therapy |
A form of psychotherapy which treats the family rather than the individual, bringing the entire family together for therapeutic sessions.
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| family therapy |
Treatment involving family members which seeks to change the unhealthy familial patterns and interactions.
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| family therapy |
Treatment of more than one member of a family in the same session; family relationships and processes are explored as potential causes of mental disorder in one or more of the family members.
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