Equity in the family: some social psychological contributions to family therapy

Effectiveness of Structural Family Therapy on Therapy Motivation and Family Functioning in Families with Substance Abusers

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of structural family therapy in therapy motivation and family functioning in families with substance abusers. Method: A quasi-experimental research design along with pre-test/post-test and control group was employed for the conduct of this study. The statistical population of this study consisted of all families who presented t...

willingness to communicate in the iranian context: language learning orientation and social support

why some learners are willing to communicate in english, concurrently others are not, has been an intensive investigation in l2 education. willingness to communicate (wtc) proposed as initiating to communicate while given a choice has recently played a crucial role in l2 learning. it was hypothesized that wtc would be associated with language learning orientations (llos) as well as social suppo...

The effect of group counseling based on quality of life therapy on psychological reactions in family caregivers of addicts

Background & Aim: Addiction as a crisis and a chronic long-term disorder can lead to mental health symptoms in the users and their family members, the most common of which are stress, anxiety and depression. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of a quality of life intervention on the psychological reactions in family caregivers of addicts. Methods & Materials: This study is a clin...

Psychological Medicine in Family Practice

Promoting gender equity in family medicine.

With their endorsement of the Hamilton Equity Recommendations1 (the HER Statement), the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and the Ontario College of Family Physicians have joined with their international colleagues in making a commitment to gender* equity. The HER Statement, which was developed at a unique meeting of the Wonca Working Party on Women and Family Medicine (WWPWFM) atte...