Goals of family therapy across the lifecycle -- Origins of family therapy -- Theories that focus on behaviour patterns -- Theories that focus on belief systems -- Theories that focus on contexts -- Integrative models -- Stages of family therapy -- Formulating problems and exceptions -- Interventions for behaviour, beliefs, and contexts -- Conduct problems -- Drug misuse in adolescence -- Distressed couples -- Anxiety and depression -- Evidence based practice in family therapy -- Professional resources..
Includes bibliographical references: p. 488-525 and index..