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Interviewing the family assists the clinician in adopting a broader biopsychosocial perspective for treating illness and disease. By asking other family members to come to the interview, the physician implies that a health problem extends beyond the office and affects more than just the patient. For some family members, this may be the first time anyone has acknowledged that they are important and may be suffering as well as the identified patient. Family meetings provide an opportunity for the patient to receive support and validation from other family members and for the clinician to recognize and deal with any significant unresolved conflict that may be affecting the illness or its treatment.
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© 1995 Mack Lipkin Jr. M.D.
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Campbell, T.L., McDaniel, S.H. (1995). Conducting a Family Interview. In: Lipkin, M., Putnam, S.M., Lazare, A., Carroll, J.G., Frankel, R.M. (eds) The Medical Interview. Frontiers of Primary Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2488-4_15
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