Family and Multi-Family Work with Psychosis

<p><em>Family and Multi-Family Work with Psychosis</em> provides a practical step-by-step guide for professionals treating psychosis using family work. </p><p>The authors draw on over ten years of experience working with family and multi-family groups where there are members with a psychotic disturbance. They provide helpful guidance on vital issues, including setting up initial group meetings, crisis intervention plans, group structure, problem solving and communication in the group. Subjects covered include:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>the stress-vulnerability model</li> <p> </p> <li>the group structure and framework</li> <p> </p> <li>family-work in early psychosis</li> <p> </p> <li>working with families of people suffering from psychosis and substance misuse</li> <p> </p> <li>what can the family do to be of help and support?<br> </li> </ul><p>This accessible, jargon-free guide will be of great interest to anyone interested in investigating the potential for using family work to treat those with psychosis. </p> <p><em>McFarlane</em>, <em>Leff,</em> Foreword. <em>Bloch Thorsen, </em>Introduction. <em>Grønnestad</em>, The Stress -Vulnerability Model. <em>Johannessen</em>, Psychosis - What is it? <strong>Methods.</strong><em>Øxnevad</em>, Psychoeducational Multifamily Group Model. <em>Øxnevad</em>, Invitation to Family Work. <em>Øxnevad</em>, The First Contact: Dealing with the Crisis. <em>Øxnevad</em>, The Second Contact: Mapping the Genealogical Chart. <em>Grønnestad</em>, The Third Contact: Monitoring Early Warning Signs. <em>Øxnevad</em>, Contact Between the Group Leader and the Patient Alone. <em>Grønnestad</em>, The Educational Seminar. <em>Øxnevad</em>, The Group Structure and Framework. <em>Øxnevad</em>, The First Multifamily Group Meeting. <em>Øxnevad</em>, The Second Multifamily Group Meeting. <em>Grønnestad</em>, Problem Solving. <em>Grønnestad</em>, Crisis Intervention Plan. <em>Arntzen</em>, Communication in Groups. <strong>Experiences</strong>. <em>Fjell</em>, Psychoeducational Family-work in Single-family Groups. <em>Arntzen</em>, Conducting Educational Family-work Among Young Patients. <em>Bloch Thorsen</em>, Family-work in Early Psychosis. <em>Bloch Thorsen</em>, Psychoeducational Family-work Applied to Different Diagnoses. <strong>Drug Abuse and Psychosis</strong>. <em>Barrowclough</em>, Working with Families of People Suffering from Psychosis and Substance Misuse. <strong>Implementation of Psychoeducational Family-Work</strong>. <em>Bloch Thorsen</em>, What Qualifications Do Group Leaders Need? <em>Øxnevad</em>, How to Implement Psychoeducational Family-work in an Established System? <em>Øxnevad</em>, What Can the Family do to be of Help and Support? <em>Bratthammer Family</em>, Words from the Family.</p>