It Runs In My Family - Illness As A Family Legacy (Paperback)

This volume offers therapists effective, practical strategies for helping patients overcome the psychological impact of a history of serious illness in the family. Using illustrative case material, the author discusses the feelings of powerlessness that family illness can produce in an individual, and describes techniques for fostering a healthier, more empowered attitude. She shows how various assessment exercises and validation techniques can help the person distinguish between reality and the myths that evolved as a result of the family illness.

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General

Imprint:	Brunner/Mazel
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1993
First published:	1993
Authors:	Joan C. Barth
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	228
ISBN-13:	978-0-87630-712-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Congenital diseases & disorders > Hereditary diseases & disorders
LSN:	0-87630-712-8
Barcode:	9780876307120

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