1st Edition

Feminist Perspectives in Medical Family Therapy

By Anne M. Prouty Lyness Copyright 2003
152 Pages
by Routledge

152 Pages
by Routledge

152 Pages
by Routledge

Reinforce the relationship between healthy bodies and healthy relationships in families! Feminist Perspectives in Medical Family Therapy explores the groundbreaking collaboration of therapy and medicine to form a biopsychosocial approach to health care. In this book, feminists from several fields of study offer their ideas, research, and personal experiences to show how gender, culture, and... Read more
  • Preface: Perspectives in Medical Family Therapy
  • Gender and Biology: A Recursive Framework for Clinical Practice (Carmen Knudson-Martin)
  • Power and Gender Issues from the Voices of Medical Family Therapists (Gary H. Bischof, Monica L. Lieser, Carolyn G. Taratuta, and Adriana D. Fox)
  • Popcorn Moments: Feminist Principles in Family Medicine Education (Mary E. Dankoski, Shobha Pais, Kathleen A. Zoppi, and Jennifer S. Kramer)
  • A “Golden Girl” Tarnished: Amplifying One Patient’s (and Family’s) Voice Through Collaborative Care in a Family Medicine Setting (Todd M. Edwards and Jo Ellen Patterson)
  • Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome: Therapeutic Implications for Couples (Jennifer Connor)
  • Gender Roles and the Family Life Cycle: The Case of Women with Cancer (Larra Petersen, Theresa Kruczek, and Angela Shaffner)
  • REFLECTIONS
  • Isolation, Depersonalization and Repeat Trauma: Reflections on Surgery During a Hospital Quarantine (Jane MacNamee)
  • Reflecting on Feminist Suggestions and the Practice of Medical Family Therapy: One Therapist’s Personal Framework (Katherine M. Hertlein)
  • Index
  • Reference Notes Included

Biography

Anne M. Prouty Lyness