title: Environmentally contaminated families: therapeutic considerations.
abstract: The unique stress for families of exposure to environmental toxins is discussed in terms of the physical characteristics of such contaminants and resultant adaptational dilemmas, the agent or cause of the injury, and institutional responses to the contamination. Recommendations for mental health professionals working with contaminated families are presented.
authors.affiliation: Social Research Institute of New England, Newton, Mass.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Reusser
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012803:Sick Role; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants