Black and Latin é parents' perspectives on supporting their children's emotional and physical health
AbstractInformed by integrative models of cultural resilience, the purpose of this study was to (a) explore how parents are promoting their children's emotional and physical health, with a focus on race and ethnic-racial socialization strategies, and (b) identify the barriers and challenges parents are experiencing in supporting their children's health. Ethnically racially matched qualitative interviews were conducted with 33 parents (82% women, 64% Black, 36% Latin é). Results of thematic analysis revealed three overarching themes: (a) Strategies for Promoting Children's Physical and Emotional Health, (b) Challenges Prom...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 24, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Daniel K. Cooper,
Jayxa K. Alonzo,
Tracey Goldson,
Isabel R. Jordan,
Fatima Jatoi,
Isabella Mallozzi,
Francesca Lupini Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Couple Relationship Education Through mHealth: A Two-Year Follow-Up Quasi-Experimental Study
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Source: American Journal of Family Therapy - April 23, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Zahra Barati SedehMajid Mohammadian BehnamiNouzar Nakhaeea Neuroscience Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iranb Deputy of Research and Technology, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran Source Type: research
Why Choose Family Therapy? An Online Qualitative Study of African American Adult Self-Reports About Their Experiences that Brought Them to Family Therapy
AbstractPrevious research on African Americans ’ engagement in family therapy has focused on barriers to treatment. This qualitative study examines the experiences of African Americans who choose to attend family therapy. We utilized a pattern second cycle coding process to analyze survey data from 39 African American adults who attended famil y therapy. The findings generated five themes that describe the participants’ experiences that brought them to family therapy, (1) life experiences that led to family therapy, (2) perceptions of therapy, (3) positive experiences that encouraged participants’ use of family thera...
Source: Contemporary Family Therapy - April 17, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Relationship Undermining in Couple Therapy
We examined the prevalence of relationship undermining statements by therapists treating couples, as reported by clients, and the association of these statements with outcomes. Participants (n = 270) reported on recollections of their therapist saying that they were incompatible, that therapist could not help them, that the relationship was beyond repair, that divorce was the best or most realistic option, or told one of partners that the other had a personality problem, or proposed individual therapy instead ofcouple therapy. Findings showed a prevalence rate of 10-28% across these fiveundermining statements; 40% of ...
Source: Contemporary Family Therapy - April 15, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Assessments for multi ‐heritage couple therapy: A review of existing tools
This article addresses the unique challenges faced by multi-heritage couples in therapy and explores the strengths and weaknesses of existing assessment tools suitable for their needs. The study highlights a limited number of existing tools that are available for therapists working with multi-heritage couples. Consequently, the article suggests future directions to enhance the development of assessment tools tailored to the specific needs of multi-heritage couples. (Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy)
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 13, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Doneila L. McIntosh,
Guanyu Wang Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
The systemic ‐family‐individual approach: The heritage and continuation of Mara Selvini Palazzoli's work in integrative psychotherapy
AbstractSince the birth of family therapy, the Milan approach has been known as a foundational systemic model. Nevertheless, following the dissolution of the Milan group, Mara Selvini, alongside Matteo Selvini, Stefano Cirillo, and Anna Maria Sorrentino, began a new trajectory of clinical development, insufficiently examined within the American panorama. After her death, in 1999, the Selvini group continued to adapt and refine her systemic approach which is known today as the systemic-family-individual (SFI) approach. In this article, we delve into the constituents that constitute the SFI approach, elucidating how it furni...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Luca Codec á,
Jody Russon,
Matteo Selvini Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Words matter: The role of family weight talk in anxiety and depression
AbstractFamily weight talk, in the forms of both family weight teasing and encouragement to diet, has been linked to numerous adverse outcomes, including increased disordered eating, unhealthy weight control behaviors, and body mass index. However, little is known about its role in mental health outcomes, especially for emerging adults. Utilizing structural equation modeling, we examined the role of family weight teasing (FWT) and parental encouragement to diet in anxiety and depression and explored body weight perception as a moderator within a sample of 292 emerging adults. Results indicated that FWT was significantly as...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Maggie L. Smith,
Andrew S. Brimhall Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
“It's an ongoing discussion about desire”: Adults' strategies for managing sexual and affectionate desire discrepancies in romantic relationships
AbstractDesire discrepancies are a common source of relationship conflict and one reason adults may seek couples counseling. Within romantic relationships, adults individually experience sexual and affectionate desire, but also experience desire relative to their partner. If desire discrepancies exist, partners may attempt to resolve these discrepancies. Thus, we examined adults' strategies for managing sexual and affectionate desire discrepancies. Our sample consisted of 300 adults (45% women;Mage = 29.5; 86.3% LGBTQ+) who were in a romantic relationship and reported a desire discrepancy. Thematic analysis revealed ...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alyssa N. Clark,
Tracy L. Walters,
Eva S. Lefkowitz Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Strengthening couple relationships through a digital connection
This study addresses this gap with the creation of a theory grounded in data fromN = 45 couples (n = 90 individuals) in committed relationships. Results indicate couples' technology use can augment emotional connection and unity within the relationship as couples manage the influence of technology in a way that is relationally helpful. (Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy)
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 11, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: David J. Johnson,
Jaclyn C. Pickens,
Derek Holyoak,
Amanda Denzer ‐King Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
The trajectory of anxiety in therapy: The role of ACEs
This study was designed to compare the trajectory of improvement in anxiety symptoms over the course of 12 sessions of therapy in adults (N = 472), who reported more (greater than four) and fewer (fewer than four) ACEs using a multigroup latent growth curve analysis. Data were drawn from the Marriage and Family Therapy Practice Research Network database. Results suggested that the rate of improvement in those with more and fewer A CEs was not significantly different; however, those with more ACEs had a significantly higher average starting point of anxiety symptoms. (Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy)
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 11, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alyssa Banford Witting,
Shayne R. Anderson,
Lee N. Johnson,
Betsy Hughes Barrow,
Allie Peery Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
A Therapeutic Team ’s Interventions and Their Perception of Parental Reactions Towards Them: A Child’s Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa
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Source: American Journal of Family Therapy - April 10, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Antonina BryniarskaBarbara WojszelLech Popio łekBarbara Józefika Laboratory of Psychology and Systemic Psychotherapy, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Polandb Institute of Source Type: research
Integrating Structural and Experiential Family Therapy in Neurodivergent Families: A Case Study
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2024 Apr 9:1-11. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2328260. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is widely regarded as the most severe childhood behavioral disorder. However, society's lack of awareness regarding neurodevelopmental disorders, like autism, has led to a limited understanding of their profound impact on children and their families. Challenges include unique sensory experiences, communication and social interactions, strain on familial relationships, emotional toll on parents, and educational hurdles, which can significantly impact the well-being of individuals and the...
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - April 9, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Annemarie Sohn Ma Jixuan Zhao Lmsw Eman Tadros PhD Lmft Source Type: research
Racial trauma: Clinical strategies and techniques for healing invisible wounds By
Kenneth V.
Hardy,
New York, NY:
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
2023. pp.
480. $36.99. ISBN: 978-1-324-03043-0
(Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy)
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 9, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Doneila McIntosh Tags: BOOK REVIEW Source Type: research
