This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Marsh, D. T. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Serious Mental Illness: Opportunities for Family Practitioners

University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, dtm3{at}pop.pitt.edu

This article provides an overview of professional practice with families of people who have serious mental illness. Based on the expanding literature in the area, the family experience of mental illness is discussed, as well as the unique concerns of parents, spouses, siblings, and offspring. Five effective family interventions are presented along with a three-step model that can guide service providers. Finally, suggestions are offered for dealing with confidentiality and for enhancing professional practice with these families.

The Family Journal, Vol. 7, No. 4, 358-366 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/1066480799074006


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				F.-p. Chen A Fine Line to Walk: Case Managers' Perspectives on Sharing Information With Families Qual Health Res, November 1, 2008; 18(11): 1556 - 1565. [Abstract] [PDF]