Family-Oriented Primary Care

"[This book]fills an important void in our education and therefore is highly recommended. I wish it every success because if it succeeds, we all win." -Jack H. Medalie, M.D., M.P.H. F.A.A.F.P, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Advance praise for Family-Oriented Primary Care: A Manual for Medical Providers: "A superb job. I'm eager to recommend it to all medical students and family practice residents." - Eugene S.Farley, Jr., University of Wisconsin Medical School From the reviews of the second edition: "A comprehensive approach to the education and training of primary care physicians and other primary care providers ... . The book is organized so that each chapter has a discreet goal. ... the authors are to be highly commended for writing and then updating a thoughtful and comprehensive book. This volume is replete with references that provide additional resources and ideas ... . an excellent addition to any family medicine training program ... an important resource for primary care physicians and psychologists ... ." (Ronald B. Margolis, PsycCRITIQUES online, April, 2005)

• Basic Premises of Family-Oriented Primary Care.- How Families Affect Illness: Research on the Family's Influence on Health.- Family Systems Concepts: Tools for Assessing Families in Primary Care.- A Family-Oriented Approach to Individual Patients.- Involving the Family in Daily Practice.- Building Partnerships: Promoting Working Alliances and Motivation for Change.- Family Interviewing Skills in Primary Care: From Routine Contact to the Comprehensive Family Conference.- When Interactions Are Difficult.- Working with Couples in Primary Care: One Plus One Is More Than Two.- The Birth of a Family: Family-Oriented Pregnancy Care.- Supporting Parents: Family-Oriented Child Healthcare.- When Parents Get Stuck: Helping with Child Behavior Problems.- Family-Oriented Care of Adolescents.- Recognizing the Signs of Strain: Counseling Couples in Primary Care.- Anticipating Loss: Healthcare for Older Patients and Their Family Caregivers.- Looking Death in the Eye: Facilitating End-of-Life Care and the Grieving Process.- Genetic Screening, Testing, and Families.- The Developmental Challenges of Chronic Illness: Helping Patients and Families Cope.- Integrating the Mind—Body Split: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Somatic Fixation.- Mobilizing Resources: The Assessment and Treatment of Depression in Primary Care.- When Drinking or Drugs Is Part of the Problem: A Family Approach to the Detection and Management of Substance Use and Abuse.- Protecting the Family: Domestic Violence and the Primary Care Clinician.- Family-Oriented Primary Care in the Real World: Practical Considerations for Comprehensive Care.- Acute Hospital Care: Letting the Family In.- Working Together: Collaboration and Referral to Family-Oriented Mental Health Professionals.- Managing Personal and ProfessionalBoundaries: How the Clinician's Experience Can Be a Resource in Patient Care.