Understanding Major Mental Disorder: The Contribution of Family Interaction Research (Family Process Press Monograph Series)

Understanding Major Mental Disorder: The Contribution of Family Interaction Research Edited by Kurt Hahlweg and Michael J. Goldstein New York: Family Process Press, 1987 Family Process Press Monograph Series Hardcover with dust jacket xi, 332 pages ISBN: 0961551941 Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket A scholarly collection examining family interaction and its relationship to major mental disorders, including schizophrenia. The contributors consider family relationships within a vulnerability–stress framework that also recognizes biological predisposition. The volume documents an important period in research on family environments, communication, and psychiatric illness; its chapters continued to be cited in subsequent scholarship on family environment and psychosis. Includes bibliographies and indexes. Condition: Near Fine book in Very Good dust jacket. Please review photos for details.