title: Beyond the patient: couple and family therapy for individual problems.
abstract: We introduce the Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session issue on couple and family therapies for adult psychological problems and health-compromising behaviors. The 8 articles, each with an extensive case study, represent different theoretical orientations (cognitive-behavioral, psychoeducational, systemic-strategic, experiential) and address problems with depression, anxiety, severe mental illness, substance use disorders, and dysfunctional coping with chronic illness. We identify points of consensus and divergence among the different therapies and consider implications for training psychotherapists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6241, USA. Chambless@psych.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Dianne L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Chambless
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Miklowitz
authors.forename: Varda
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shoham
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D019546:Couples Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005195:Family Relations; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*