Family therapy and family medicine

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...

[Family medicine].

The family in the family medicine literature.

BACKGROUND The degree to which the family medicine literature articulates unique family practice approaches and perspectives that are distinct from other primary care specialties has not been well studied. To determine how often a family practice perspective is included in clinical articles in the family medicine literature, we performed a family medicine journal review. METHODS We reviewed 1...

Interdisciplinary family medicine.

International family medicine education.

The goal of the International Family Medicine Education column is to bring our readers information about developments in family medicine education in countries outside the United States. We will abstract literature from journals published throughout the world that address issues relevant to medical student education and graduate training in family and general practice. The issues may relate to ...