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[Indications for family therapy in university ambulatory psychotherapy]. 1995

M Cierpka, and G Frevert

Abteilung Psychotherapie der Universität Ulm.

Research about indications for family therapy is almost lacking. There are only few studies dealing with the issue which problem or which intrapsychic or interpersonal conflicts should be addressed by family therapy. Clinical decisions concerning family therapy should be based on empirical studies to get more knowledge about the criteria, in which case a specific modality of family therapy and/or a specific setting are indicated. The differential and adaptive indication process complements one another by means of the interaction of the therapist-family system. Our study includes 67 decision making processes which took place at an university outpatient clinic. Our results show that the decisionmaking process is based on a selection of indications. The modality of treatment--individual or family therapy--run either in combination or in a sequence, is related to criteria with respect to the patient and his family. The style of application for psychotherapy--whether one family member is registering the family as a whole or the patient seeks help only for himself--makes the difference. The style of application seems to clear the way for the treatment suggested by the therapist.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D010343	Patient Admission	The process of accepting patients. The concept includes patients accepted for medical and nursing care in a hospital or other health care institution.	Voluntary Admission,Admission, Patient,Admission, Voluntary,Admissions, Patient,Admissions, Voluntary,Patient Admissions,Voluntary Admissions
D010347	Patient Care Planning	Usually a written medical and nursing care program designed for a particular patient.	Nursing Care Plans,Goals of Care,Plans, Nursing Care,Care Goal,Care Goals,Care Plan, Nursing,Care Planning, Patient,Care Plans, Nursing,Nursing Care Plan,Plan, Nursing Care,Planning, Patient Care
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002653	Child Behavior Disorders	Disturbances considered to be pathological based on age and stage appropriateness, e.g., conduct disturbances and anaclitic depression. This concept does not include psychoneuroses, psychoses, or personality disorders with fixed patterns.	Childhood Behavior Disorders,Behavior Disorder, Child,Behavior Disorder, Childhood,Child Behavior Disorder,Childhood Behavior Disorder,Disorder, Childhood Behavior
D003131	Combined Modality Therapy	The treatment of a disease or condition by several different means simultaneously or sequentially. Chemoimmunotherapy, RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY, chemoradiotherapy, cryochemotherapy, and SALVAGE THERAPY are seen most frequently, but their combinations with each other and surgery are also used.	Multimodal Treatment,Therapy, Combined Modality,Combined Modality Therapies,Modality Therapies, Combined,Modality Therapy, Combined,Multimodal Treatments,Therapies, Combined Modality,Treatment, Multimodal,Treatments, Multimodal
D005196	Family Therapy	A form of group psychotherapy. It involves treatment of more than one member of the family simultaneously in the same session.	Therapy, Family,Family Therapies,Therapies, Family
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths