Family Crucible

<p><strong>If you have a troubled marriage a troubled child a troubled self if you're in therapy or think that there's no help for your predicament <em>The Family Crucible</em> will give you insights . . . that are remarkably fresh and helpful.</strong><strong>--<em>New York Times Book Review</em></strong></p><p>The classic groundbreaking book on family therapy by acclaimed experts Augustus Y. Napier Ph.D. and Carl Whitaker M.D.</p><p>This extraordinary book presents scenarios of one family's therapy experience and explains what underlies each encounter. You will discover the general patterns that are common to all families--stress polarization and escalation scapegoating triangulation blaming and the diffusion of identity--and you will gain a vivid understanding of the intriguing field of family therapy.</p>