Description
Book SynopsisA closer look at your patient’s family situation can help you develop a more effective treatment plan
Family Behavioral Issues in Health and Illness is a basic but thorough introduction to the impact family dynamics can have on a person’s health. Ideal as a supplemental training text for healthcare professionals, this unique book examines the connections between family and health, presenting a concise summary of family systems theory, basic family assessment, and the family life cycle. The book provides an understanding of how the patterns and systems found in a diverse range of family styles can create special health issues, and how the ability to assess and anticipate those issues can ensure the most comprehensive patient care and cost-effective management of time and resources.
As long as families continue to be the primary environment where patients learn and develop their beliefs and overall attitudes about life, it remains essential that any prim
Table of Contents
- Foreword (Wayne S. Dysinger and June N. Dysinger)
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. The Changing American Family
- Definition
- Family Systems Theory
- The Family and Its Influence on Health
- Basic Family Assessment
- The Family Genogram
- Chapter 2. The Family Life Cycle
- The Single Young adult
- The New Couple
- The Family with Young Children
- The Family with Adolescents
- Launching Children and Moving On
- The Family in Later Life
- Chapter 3. Variations to the Family Life Cycle
- Blended Families
- Single-Parent Families
- Gay and Lesbian Families
- Families with Infertility
- Adoptive Families
- Families Without Children
- Families from Other Cultures
- Intergenerational Families
- Multiracial/Multiethnic Families
- Chapter 4. Special Family Topics
- Divorce
- Abuse
- Medical Issues and Family Life
- Chronic Medical Illness or Disability
- Dementia
- Bereavement
- Mental Illness
- Alcoholism
- Healthy Families
- Conclusion
- Resources
- References
- Index
