A Multiple Family Group Approach to Some Problems of Adolescence

Kimbro, Exall L.; Taschman, Harvey A.; Wylie, Harold W.; MacLennan, Beryce W.

doi:10.1080/00207284.1967.11642984

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“…Most reports describe the use of a form of multiple family therapy with families of inpatients with varied psychiatric diagnoses (4, 8, 9, 19). However, other authors describe the clinical usefulness of this approach with specific populations in divergent settings, including adolescent inpatients (14, 41), day hospital patients (48, 49), lower‐income families (18), drug abusers (42), and prisoners (71).…”

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A Comparative Study of the Impact of Education vs. Process Groups for Families of Patients with Affective Disorders

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This clinical project compares the relative impact of two types of multiple family groups on psychiatric inpatients and their families. Forty patients with a diagnosis of affective disorder, and their family members, were randomly assigned to a traditional multiple family group with a process orientation that emphasized support, destigmatization, and self-help about common problems; or to a psychoeducational multiple family group that emphasized the provision of information about the patient's illness and methods of coping with it effectively. Both groups, which met for four hours on a Saturday afternoon, were an integral part of an ongoing inpatient program specializing in the treatment of affective disorders. Pre- and post-measures were obtained regarding family and patient knowledge about affective disorders, level of personal distress, attitudes about the illness, and dyadic adjustment. In addition, both patients and family members were asked to rate their satisfaction with the group experience. A number of differences in knowledge, attitude and dyadic adjustment were found in the participants of both groups immediately following their respective group sessions, but there were only a few statistically significant differences between the two groups. Those who attended the psychoeducational session, however, reported significantly more satisfaction with the experience.

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“…Its use has been reported in a general, community hospital (23,24,34), in a state psychiatric hospital (48,49,50), and in private psychiatric hospitals (10,19,33,59). Adolescents and their families have been involved in MFGT through child guidance clinics (54,55,64,71), as inpatients (39,42), in school (26,71), and in growth groups (78). Adolescents and their families have been involved in MFGT through child guidance clinics (54,55,64,71), as inpatients (39,42), in school (26,71), and in growth groups (78).…”

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“…Kimbro et al (42) described this as the "development of increased introspection in the family," parallel to the insight of individual analysis. Kimbro et al (42) described this as the "development of increased introspection in the family," parallel to the insight of individual analysis.…”

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“…Their concern is not only each individual's and family's interaction but that of the entire group; thus, they have different goals and responsibilities during the group meetings. Third, they attempt to develop introspection in the family by (a) examining how members of the group relate; (b) exploring whether these are the most satisfying modes of relationship; (c) encouraging alternatives; and (d) resolving how to continue working with the group (42). First, they must attempt to provide the milieu for a therapeutic group, characterized by a) support; (b) a nonjudgmental atmosphere; (c) the stimulation and expression of pathology; (d) an encouragement to verbalize; and (e) reality testing (25).…”

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“…It has been employed in community mental health centers (25,37), in psychiatric day centers (21,58), in prisons (65,80), and with alcoholic couples (15), drug addicts (43), chronic schizophrenics (62,74,75), families of hemodialysis and intensive care patients (44), and most frequently with adolescents. Adolescents and their families have been involved in MFGT through child guidance clinics (54,55,64,71), as inpatients (39,42), in school (26,71), and in growth groups (78). It has been used as a therapeutic tool both for after-care planning (60) and short term therapy (22), for preventing readmissions (9), reclaiming scapegoated adolescents (69), and reaching poor, black children having school difficulties (71).…”

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Multiple Family Group Therapy: A Review of the Literature

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1977

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This review focuses upon multiple family group therapy, its origin in the intersection of family and group therapies, its use in a variety of settings, its specific techniques and group development in individual and ongoing meetings, its goals and dominant themes, its parallels in family and group work. Also discussed are evaluation of outcome of this therapy modality and those dynamics thought to contribute to family change. Areas for further investigation are outlined.

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1971

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A Multiple Family Group Approach to Some Problems of Adolescence

Cited by 17 publications

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