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In the case of a disease, the family can be a burden or a resource and support system. The genogram helps the doctor to have a clear representation of symptoms, life events, and diseases across three generations. The different phases of the family dialogue are presented: joining contents and task clarification, disease and its impact in the views from different perspectives, treatment planning and conclusion. Communication techniques are: direct disease-related questions, indirect or circular questions, and hypothetical questions.

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  1. Rehaklinik Glotterbad, Gehrenstr. 10, 79286, Glottertal, Germany

    Dr. med. Werner Geigges

  2. Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center, Hauptstr. 8, 79104, Freiburg, Germany

    Kurt Fritzsche MD & Sonia Diaz Monsalve PhD

  3. Department of Psychiatry, Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, 777 S. Clinton Ave, 14620, Rochester, NY, USA

    Susan H. McDaniel PhD

  4. Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, 150 Jimo Road, Pudong New Area, 200120, Shanghai, China

    Dr. med. Xudong Zhao

  5. Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University College of Health Sciences and Mulago National Referral and Teaching Hospital, Mulago Hill Road, 7072, Kampala, Uganda

    Catherine Abbo MB ChB, M.MED (Psyche), PhD

  6. Department of Human Sciences, Federal University of Paraná, R. Gal. Carneiro, 460, 80060-150, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

    Gertrud Frahm PhD

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  1. Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Kurt Fritzsche

  2. Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA

    Susan H. McDaniel

  3. Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Michael Wirsching

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Geigges, W. et al. (2014). Family Medicine. In: Fritzsche, K., McDaniel, S., Wirsching, M. (eds) Psychosomatic Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1022-5_7

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