Family Secrecy in Family Therapy Practice: An Explorative Focus Group Study

The therapist’s experiencing in family therapy practice

The question posed in this article is how the therapist should deal with strong emotions she might experience in the session. This question is especially important if it concerns emotions that –at least on the surfacecannot be considered to contribute to a therapeutic alliance. We offer some reflections as preliminary steps towards answering this question and propose that therapists be sensitiv...

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...

Focus group research in family planning and reproductive health care.

Serious infections in children: an incidence study in family practice

BACKGROUND Information on the incidence of serious infections in children in general practice is scarce. However, estimates on the incidence of disease are important for several reasons, for example to assess the burden of disease or as a basis of diagnostic research. We therefore estimated the incidence of serious infections in general practice in Belgium. METHODS Intego is a morbidity regis...

Effectiveness of purposeful-based multi-family group therapy on problematic behavior in adolescents

Much of the adolescent treatment focuses on family processes and one of the approaches adopted by clinicians is multi family group therapy. The aim of this study was assessment of effectiveness of purposeful based multi-family group therapy on problematic behavior of adolescents. Research communication was all of girl and boy junior students of governmental schools of Bojnord. Sample of study w...