Clinical Applications of Bowen Family Systems Theory

Clinical Applications of Bowen Family Systems Theory presents the application of Bowen family systems theory to a variety of clinical issues and populations: marital problems, emotional dysfunction in children, depression, phobias and obsessive compulsive disorders, alcoholism, incest, divorce, remarried families, children with serious medical problems, college students, and the elderly. The first book to provide clinical studies that illustrate Murray Bowen's seminal family systems theory, it will be helpful to both beginning and experienced therapists grappling with the specific clinical issues addressed.

Peter Titelman

Foreword. Introduction. PART I: BOWEN FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY, ASSESSMENT, AND THERAPY. Overview of the Bowen Theoretical-Therapeutic System. Family Systems Assessment Based on Bowen Theory. Bowen Theory as the Basis for Therapy. PART II: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS. Marital Fusion and Differentiation. Emotional Dysfunction in Children. Treatment of a Family Whose Child Has a Serious Medical Problem. Treating College Students from a Bowen Family Systems Theory Perspective. The Use of Bowen Theory in Clinical Practice with the Elderly. Family Systems Treatment of Depression. Tracking the Emotional Process: Applying Bowen Theory with Phobias and an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Family Systems with Alcoholism: A Case Study. Incest: A Family Systems Perspective. Child Focused Divorce. Treating a Remarried Family System. Bridging Emotional Cutoff from a Former Spouse. Reference Notes. Index.