Family Interventions in Mental Illness

HARRIET P. LEFLEY is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Miami School of Medicine. She has authored eight books and has been engaged in cross-cultural research and mental health advocacy for almost 30 years.DALE L. JOHNSON is a professor of psychology at the University of Houston, Texas. He is past president of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill and president-elect of the World Fellowship for Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders.

"Brings together some of the biggest names in family intervention worldwide.... Family Interventions in Mental Illness is extremely timely as it is addressing some of the most pressing issues in public mental health policy today.... A remarkably readable book, with no weak links. This is quite an achievement for an edited volume. This book has much to offer providers, families, consumers, researchers, policy makers...A must read for all those interested and committed to improving the quality of life for families of adults with severe mental illness." Phyllis Solomon Professor, School of Social Work Director, Center for Social Work Research in Mental Health University of Pennsylvania "Family Interventions in Mental Illness: International Perspectives is an invaluable resource for practitioners who work with families of patients who have serious mental illness. Edited by two of the preeminent writers in the field, this groundbreaking and timely book captures the universal dimensions of the family experience of mental illness, as well as cultural variations in the content and models of family interventions. Drs. Lefley and Johnson have provided an evidence-based, culturally-sensitive, and exceptionally useful volume that should have a major impact on professional practice throughout the world." Diane T. Marsh Professor of Psychology University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg "Harriet Lefley has provided a valuable service by bringing together contributions from some of the best known researchers and practitioners in this area. The material is international in scope, ranging across America, Europe, Asia and Australia. There are often tensions between professionals, users and carers, and perhaps the most striking chapter reports verbatim a trialogue between individuals from these groups. This book is required reading for anyone working in a community psychiatric service." Julian Leff Professor of Social and Cultural Psychiatry Institute of Psychiatry, London, England

• Introduction Research and Service Applications An International Overview of Family Interventions: Developing Effective Treatment Strategies and Measuring Their Benefits to Patients, Careers, and Community by Ian R.H. Falloon, Rita Roncone, Tilo Held, John H. Coverdale, and Tannis M. Laidlaw British Models for Expanding Family Pscychoeducation in Routine Practice by Grainne Fadden and Max Birchwood Psychoeducational Multifamily Groups: Research and Implementation in the United States by William McFarlane, Helaine Hornby, Lisa Dixon, and Scott McNary Strategies in Developing Competent Family Interventions for Schizophrenia: The Case of Hispanics by Steve Lopez, Alex Kopelowicz, and Jose Canive Collaborative Models The Social Network Resource Group in Sweden: A Major Ingredient for Recovery in Severe Mental Illness by Jeanette Jonsson and Ulf Malm The "First Vienna Trialogue": Experiences with a New Form of Communication Among Users, Relatives, and Mental Health Professionals by Michaela Amering, Ingrid Rath, and Harald Hofer Family-Professional Collaboration in India by Radha Shankar Family Caregiving and Treatment Involvement Caregiving Consequences in the Netherlands and Other European Countries: Development and Use of the Family Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire (IEQ) by Bob van Wijngaarden, Aart H. Schene, and Maarten Koeter On Their Own: Caregivers in Guangzhou, China by Veronica Pearson and Paul C.W. Lam Differences in Strategies for Implementing Community-Based Psychiatry in Japan: Implications for Families by Masafumi Mizuno and Masaaki Murakami Family Organizations and Mental Health Policy Policy Reform in Australia and Family Roles: Learning from Experience by Robert Bland A Brief History of the International Movement of Family Organizations for Persons with Mental Illness by Dale L. Johnson Helping Families Cope with Mental Illness: Future International Directions by Harriet P. Lefley