title: The integration of individual therapy and family therapy in the treatment of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders.
abstract: Children influence families and families influence children. Individuals create a family, and a family is more than a sum of its individuals. These dialectic views are at the heart of the clinical application of the integration of individual and family therapy. Any attempt to treat the mental disorders of children and adolescents must consider both views and their treatment implications. The use of combined therapeutic modalities can offer more flexibility, specificity, and precision for the treatment process.
authors.affiliation: Section of Child, Adolescent, and Family Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Josephson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serrano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008388:Marital Therapy; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011613:Psychotherapy