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Family Inclusive Therapeutic Interventions

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Given the improtance of the family in the etio-pathogenesis of psychopathology, family interventions have become a focus in therapeutic approaches in treating such mental disorders. This chapter covers the latest research in The Field of Family Interventions for Bipolar Disorders, Schizophrenia, and Depressive Illness. This area of research is advancing leading to new paragidm in “family-inclusive” therapeutic intterventions.

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Wilson, A., Ibrahim, S., Clerici, M., di Giacomo, E., Keitner, G. (2019). Family Inclusive Therapeutic Interventions. In: Javed, A., Fountoulakis, K. (eds) Advances in Psychiatry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70554-5_11

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