Rev. English ed. of: Familie-arbeid ved psykoser / Anne Lise Øxnevad, Trond Grønnestad, Bente Arntzen 2000

Includes bibliographical references and index

0_ œa The stress-vulnerability model -- Psychosis-what is it? -- Psychoeducational multifamily group model -- Invitation to family work -- The first contact : dealing with the crisis -- The second contact : mapping the genealogical chart -- The third contact : monitoring early warning signs -- Contact between the group leader and the patient alone -- The educational seminar -- The group structure and framework -- The first multifamily group meeting -- The second multifamily group meeting -- Problem solving -- Crisis intervention plan -- Communication in groups -- Psychoeducational family-work in single-family groups -- Conducting educational family-work among young patients -- Family-work in early psychosis -- Psychoeducational family-work applied to different diagnoses -- Working with families of people suffering from psychosis and substance misuse -- What qualifications do group leaders need? -- How to implement psychoeducational family-work in an established system? -- What can the family do to be of help and support? -- Words from the family