Family Games Hardcover by Assorted

Product Details

• Publisher: Norton Professional Books (1988-12-06)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 0 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780393700701
• Item Weight: 567.0 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

What is the origin of psychosis? What is the complex relationship between so-called 'mental illness' and the problems which afflict families? The attempt to provide an answer to these questions began with the courageous decision to transform a professional practice into a centre for research.

To this end, Mara Selvini Palazzoli conducted family therapy sessions in a highly original context, characterized by the unusual length of time devoted to the sittings (half a day); by the presence of a team of therapists drawn from the different working backgrounds and orientations; by direct observation, made possible by the use of a one-way mirror; and by a systematic investigation of the effects of the therapies based on written transcriptions of all the sessions, in addition to audio and visual recordings.

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