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Download fileThe efficacy of family intervention in adolescent mental health
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posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by D Goodman, Brenda HappellThe term 'family therapy' is used to encompass a range of approaches that share a common view about the importance of family involvement in psychiatric disorders. This paper reviews the effectiveness of family interventions in adolescent mental health with a special emphasis on single session therapy. Research evidence shows that the family intervention in psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, anxiety andanorexia not only provides better outcomes, but also increases client satisfaction with services.Among the family therapy approaches, single session therapy (SST) seems to be a flexible and v~ry effective model for adolescent mental disorders, which seem to offer an efficient means of providing rapid access· to services whilst removing some of the difficulties associated with other forms of family therapy approaches. A new service development model is also discussed by drawing together a number of ideas encountered in practice settings.
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Volume
12Issue
1Start Page
1364End Page
1377Number of Pages
14ISSN
0968-0624Location
United KingdomPublisher
International Journal of Psychiatric Nursing ResearchLanguage
en-ausPeer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- No
External Author Affiliations
Barwon Health (Vic.); Centre for Psychiatric Nursing Research and Practice;Era Eligible
- Yes