1st Edition

It Runs In My Family Illness As A Family Legacy

By Joan C. Barth Copyright 1993
228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 Family Legacies; Chapter 2 Your Family Tree; Chapter 3 Life Drawing; Chapter 4 Fatalists; Chapter 5 Fighters; Chapter 6 Fatalist or Fighter; Chapter 7 You and the Health Care Practitioner; Chapter 8 Beating the Odds; Chapter 9 Implications for Therapists;

Biography

Barth, Joan C.