Feminist-Informed Medical Family Therapy Principles and Techniques Across Biopsychosocial Systems Levels for Younger Women with Breast Cancer and their Partners

Burwell, Stephanie R.; Templeton, Bowden; Kennedy, Kelly S.; Zak-Hunter, Lisa

doi:10.1080/08952830802023276

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“…Over time, more literature emerged highlighting the skills and applications of MedFT with patients diagnosed with a variety of illnesses such as diabetes (Robinson et al 2004), pediatric HIV/AIDS (Wissow et al 2002), fibromyalgia (Preece and Sandberg 2005), somatoform and chronic fatigue syndrome (Szyndler et al 2003), and cancer (Burwell et al 2008;Dankoski and Pais 2007;Hodgson et al 2011). Research was beginning to take a more central place in the evolution of MedFT as clinicians, educators, and scholars wanted to understand what was making the difference.…”

Section: Medft With Diverse Patient Populations and Diagnosesmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…It does not have a consistent lexicon, or language, used to describe it. For example, throughout the literature, the biopsychosocial perspective is pervasive (e.g., Burwell et al 2008;McDaniel et al 2001;Smith-Lamson and Hodgson 2003) but the spiritual dimension endorsed by some proponents of the biopsychosocial model is mentioned less frequently (e.g., Linville et al 2007;Phelps et al 2009).…”

Section: A Current Definitionmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Medical Family Therapy: A Theoretical and Empirical Review

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Medical Family Therapy (MedFT) is a relatively young sub-specialty founded initially at the intersection of Family Therapy and Family Medicine. The purpose of this article is to synthesize and review scholarly literature covering almost 30 years of history, growth, and available research on MedFT. Eighty-two articles that met specific inclusion criteria were reviewed and the literature was categorized into four distinct themes: (a) Emergence of MedFT in the literature; (b) Contemporary MedFT skills and applications; (c) Punctuating the ''family therapy '' in MedFT; and (d) MedFT effectiveness and efficacy research. What was learned was that MedFT is growing so rapidly there is now a need for a current definition, identification of core curriculum standards and competencies for training, as well as a commitment to produce rigorous research on its effectiveness and efficacy. Recommendations to advance efforts across the foci are provided.

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Section: Medft With Diverse Patient Populations and Diagnosesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: A Current Definitionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Medical Family Therapy: A Theoretical and Empirical Review

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“…Caregivers may also be forced to leave paid employment to take full-time caregiving roles, which frequently leads to financial hardships and increases in caregiver depression (Bolden & Wicks, 2010). Family, friends, and medical staff often overlook the needs of caregivers (Burwell, Templeton, Kennedy, & Zak-Hunter, 2008), and, as a result, caregiving partners may feel their needs are unimportant (Dankoski & Pais, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

Moving from “I” to “We”: A Grounded Theory Analysis of Couple Therapy with Liver Patients and Their Partners

2020

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Prior research indicates that couples who cope with chronic illness from a relational "we" orientation experience more positive outcomes than couples that cope individually; however, little prior research identifies clinical processes that promote reciprocity or how societal gender processes are involved. This grounded theory analysis of 25 videotaped therapy sessions with six heterosexual couples coping with chronic liver disease (LD) used a feminist-informed relational lens to focus on the clinical processes involved in shifting from an individual to a relational orientation. Findings identified three contextual barriers to attaining a "we orientation": (a) autonomy discourse, (b) illness-related power, and (c) gendered power. Analysis detailed therapist actions that decreased the impact of barriers to reciprocity and fostered relational coping. Clinical implications attend to complex intersections among gender, caregiving, and contextual barriers to reciprocity.

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