Working with Families of Psychiatric Inpatients: A Guide for Clinicians

Author:   Alison M. Heru ,  Laura M. Drury, MSW LICSW (Butler Hospital)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9780801885761


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   10 June 2007
Recommended Age:   From 17
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Alison M. Heru ,  Laura M. Drury, MSW LICSW (Butler Hospital)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780801885761


ISBN 10:   0801885760
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   10 June 2007
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Preface Abbreviations Part I: Key Concepts 1. What It Takes to Work with Patients' Families 2. The Biopsychosocial Case Formulation and Treatment Plan Part II: Research on Families and Family Treatments 3. Research on Families 4. Family Treatments Part III: Mastering Skills 5. Abbreviated Assessment of the Family 6. Managing a Family Meeting 7. Other Inpatient Interventions: Multifamily Psychoeducational Groups and Genograms Part IV: Challenges in Working with Families 8. The Resident's Perspective: Attitudes and Fears 9. The Family's Perspective: Sources of Anxiety 10. Risk Management and the Family 11. Family-Based Services after Hospitalization Appendix: GAP Checklist for Evaluating Competency in Family-Interview Skills References Index

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<p>It is excellent to read a book which addresses the important issue of providing family interventions within in-patient settings.--Chris Mansell British Journal of Psychiatry (01/01/2008)


It is excellent to read a book which addresses the important issue of providing family interventions within in-patient settings. -- Chris Mansell, British Journal of Psychiatry


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Alison M. Heru, M.D., is an associate professor (clinical) in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University Medical School and the director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Butler Hospital. Laura M. Drury, M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W., is a senior teaching associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University Medical School. She is also chief of social work and codirector of the Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic at Butler Hospital.

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