Care of the family for the benefit of the patient: Family therapy skills for the family physician.

1984 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas L. Schwenk
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Family Physician ◽  
The Family

An Eclectic View of the Family Therapy Field

1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 527-528
Author(s):  
Thorana S. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Therapy Field

Errata

1973 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. i-i
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Family Physician ◽  
State Prison ◽  
Medical Office ◽  
The Family ◽  
Human Side

The articles referred to in the footnote in Dr. Kaplan's paper on page 61, and intended to follow his article, were misplaced in this issue of the Journal. The articles referred to are: A Proposal To Place the Treatment of Addiction in The Private Medical Office…………………Alvin J. Cronson A Human Side To The Addict………………………Joan C/chosz Developing a Comrnunlty-Oriented Drug Abuse Program in a State Prison……………………Leont/ H. Thompson The Treatment of Drug Abuse by the Family Physician…………………………Ronald N. Horowitz and Ronald North

News and Announcements

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 436-438
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Child Guidance Clinic ◽  
Family Therapy Training ◽  
Guidance Clinic ◽  
Child Guidance ◽  
The Family ◽  
Center Boulevard ◽  
Civic Center ◽  
Hilton Hotel

WHO WORKS FOR CHILDREN: THE REALITIES: 11th Annual Conference sponsored by the Association for the Care of Children in Hospitals, Hilton Hotel, Denver, Colorado, March 24 to 27. Preregistration is required. For information write: Ms. Lynn Moulthrop, ACCH Colorado Affiliate, P.O. Box 613, Aurora, Colorado 80010 PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE AND FAMILY THERAPY: Symposium sponsored by the Family Therapy Training Center, Philadelphia Child Guidance, Clinic, May 1 and 2. Fee $100. For information write: Ms. Helene Davis, Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic, 34th St. & Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.

Prevention of Progression to Severe Obesity in a Group of Obese Schoolchildren Treated With Family Therapy

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 880-884
Author(s):  
Carl-Erik Flodmark ◽  
Torsten Ohlsson ◽  
Olof Rydén ◽  
Tomas Sveger
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Conventional Treatment ◽  
Severe Obesity ◽  
Therapy Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Conventional Treatment Group ◽  
The Family

Study objective. To evaluate the effect of family therapy on childhood obesity. Design. Clinical trial. One year follow-up. Setting. Referral from school after screening. Participants. Of 1774 children (aged 10 to 11), screened for obesity, 44 obese children were divided into two treatment groups. In an untreated control group of 50 obese children, screened in the same manner, body mass index (BMI) values were recorded twice, at 10 to 11 and at 14 years of age. Intervention. Both treatment groups received comparable dietary counseling and medical checkups for a period of 14 to 18 months, while one of the groups also received family therapy. Results. At the 1-year follow-up, when the children were 14 years of age, intention-to-treat analyses were made of the weight and height data for 39 of 44 children in the two treatment groups and for 48 of the 50 control children. The increase of BMI in the family therapy group was less than in the conventional treatment group at the end of treatment, and less than in the control group (P = .04 and P = .02, respectively). Moreover, mean BMI was significantly lower in the family therapy group than in the control group (P < .05), and the family therapy group also had fewer children with BMI > 30 than the control group (P = .02). The reduction of triceps, subscapular, and suprailiac skinfold thicknesses, expressed as percentages of the initial values, was significantly greater in the family therapy group than in the conventional treatment group (P = .03, P = .005 and P = .002, respectively), and their physical fitness was significantly better (P < .05). Conclusions. Family therapy seems to be effective in preventing progression to severe obesity during adolescence if the treatment starts at 10 to 11 years of age.

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