title: Demographics and treatment of the American family.
abstract: There have been numerous changes to the US family over the past several decades. Traditional family roles have changed, and the conception of what Americans consider a 'family' has likewise shifted with differing societal views regarding gender, gender roles, race, and ethnicity. This review examines demographics of the American family as well as a number of family therapies that have been historically and are presently used to treat family problems. We expect that with the changes present in US society, family therapies will need to continue to be sensitive and adaptive to these shifts in order to be effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Mirjana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jojic
authors.forename: Abita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raj
authors.forename: Kerry
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wilkins
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Treadwell
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caussade-Rodriguez
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blum
mesh_terms: D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology