Families in Psychiatry
Families in Psychiatry
Family-oriented care in adult psychiatric residency
A family systems orientation is distinguished by its view of the family as a transactional system.
Families in Psychiatry
Old wives’ tales, traditional medicine, and science
Every village must contend with finding the balance between traditional medical knowledge and the discoveries of science, said Dr. Alison M. Heru...
Families in Psychiatry
Grandmothers, the Friendship Bench, and wisdom
The method has been empirically vetted and expanded to countries beyond, including the United States, said Dr. Alison M. Heru.
Families in Psychiatry
Family psychoeducation is critical in care of children with disabilities
“There is a real change happening,” said Dr. Margaret G. Klitzke. “But the place where it becomes really magical is in working with the families...
Families in Psychiatry
Helping interracial couples navigate racism
Frame issues around race as ones that couples are able to solve in family therapy, says Dr. Alison M. Heru.
Families in Psychiatry
Colorism can lead to intrafamily conflict
Dr. Alison M. Heru offers guidance aimed at helping psychiatrists deescalate conflict tied to racism within families.
Families in Psychiatry
The transitions of COVID-19
Clinicians should consider adapting interpersonal psychotherapy to family treatment during this time, said Dr. Sarah Reinstein.
Families in Psychiatry
Helping families understand internalized racism
Several questions can help psychiatrists elicit internalized racism in patients of color, according to Dr. Alison M. Heru.
Families in Psychiatry
Steven, Linda, and predictive processing
Predictive processing moves psychiatry away from psychodynamic explanations of behavior to explanations that are brain based, said Dr. Alison M....
Families in Psychiatry
John Bowlby and Heinz Kohut, meet Karl Friston
When thinking about relationships, predictive processing makes clinical sense, says Dr. Alison M. Heru.
Families in Psychiatry
Helping patients find balance between self and other
Psychiatry still has a long way to go before clinical practice incorporates the importance of assessment and development of healthy relationships...