Alison M. Heru, M.D., is an associate professor (clinical) in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University Medical School and the director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Butler Hospital. Laura M. Drury, M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W., is a senior teaching associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University Medical School. She is also chief of social work and codirector of the Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic at Butler Hospital.

Although this book is primarily written as a training manual for residents it is helpful in the work of most psychiatrists and timely in addressing the needs of families in present mental health services in the UK. -- Paul Foster Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry 2007 The book is well-written, easy to read and filled with useful clinical examples. It is brief, but to the point. I would recommend it to anybody who wants to learn how to work with families of her/his patients. I also hope that this volume could be used in their teaching. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry 2007 It is excellent to read a book which addresses the important issue of providing family interventions within in-patient settings. -- Chris Mansell British Journal of Psychiatry 2008

• PrefaceAbbreviationsPart I: Key Concepts1. What It Takes to Work with Patients' Families2. The Biopsychosocial Case Formulation and Treatment PlanPart II: Research on Families and Family Treatments3. Research on Families4. Family TreatmentsPart III: Mastering Skills5. Abbreviated Assessment of the Family6. Managing a Family Meeting7. Other Inpatient Interventions: Multifamily Psychoeducational Groups and GenogramsPart IV: Challenges in Working with Families8. The Resident's Perspective: Attitudes and Fears9. The Family's Perspective: Sources of Anxiety10. Risk Management and the Family11. Family-Based Services after HospitalizationAppendix: GAP Checklist for Evaluating Competency in Family-Interview SkillsReferencesIndex

Alison M. Heru, M.D., is an associate professor (clinical) in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University Medical School and the director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at Butler Hospital. Laura M. Drury, M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W., is a senior teaching associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University Medical School. She is also chief of social work and codirector of the Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic at Butler Hospital.

Although this book is primarily written as a training manual for residents it is helpful in the work of most psychiatrists and timely in addressing the needs of families in present mental health services in the UK. -- Paul Foster Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry 2007 The book is well-written, easy to read and filled with useful clinical examples. It is brief, but to the point. I would recommend it to anybody who wants to learn how to work with families of her/his patients. I also hope that this volume could be used in their teaching. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry 2007 It is excellent to read a book which addresses the important issue of providing family interventions within in-patient settings. -- Chris Mansell British Journal of Psychiatry 2008

• PrefaceAbbreviationsPart I: Key Concepts1. What It Takes to Work with Patients' Families2. The Biopsychosocial Case Formulation and Treatment PlanPart II: Research on Families and Family Treatments3. Research on Families4. Family TreatmentsPart III: Mastering Skills5. Abbreviated Assessment of the Family6. Managing a Family Meeting7. Other Inpatient Interventions: Multifamily Psychoeducational Groups and GenogramsPart IV: Challenges in Working with Families8. The Resident's Perspective: Attitudes and Fears9. The Family's Perspective: Sources of Anxiety10. Risk Management and the Family11. Family-Based Services after HospitalizationAppendix: GAP Checklist for Evaluating Competency in Family-Interview SkillsReferencesIndex