Family and Multi-Family Work with Psychosis: A Guide for Professionals (The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis Book Series)

Bloch Thorsen, Gerd-Ragna, Gronnestad, Trond, Oxnevad, Anne

ISBN 10: 1583917268 / ISBN 13: 9781583917268

Published by Routledge, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Family and Multi-Family Work with Psychosis: A Guide for Professionals (The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis Book Series)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1583917268
• ISBN 13: 9781583917268
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Family and Multi-Family Work with Psychosis provides a practical step-by-step guide for professionals treating psychosis using family work.

The authors draw on over ten years of experience working with family and multi-family groups where there are members with a psychotic disturbance. They provide helpful guidance on vital issues, including setting up initial group meetings, crisis intervention plans, group structure, problem solving and communication in the group. Subjects covered include:

• the stress-vulnerability model
• the group structure and framework
• family-work in early psychosis
• working with families of people suffering from psychosis and substance misuse
• what can the family do to be of help and support?
  

This accessible, jargon-free guide will be of great interest to anyone interested in investigating the potential for using family work to treat those with psychosis.

About the Author

Gerd-Ragna Bloch Thorsen is a psychiatrist and teacher of psychotherapy. She is the coordinator of family-work at Stavanger Psychiatric Hospital, Norway and Deputy President of the Norwegian Psychiatric Association.

Trond Grønnestad is a psychiatric nurse and leader of an educational project about mental health.

Anne Lise Øxnevad is a psychiatric nurse and leader of the psychoeducational multifamily group division at Stavanger Psychiatric Hospital, Norway.