Abstract
Where There is No Child Psychiatrist: A Mental Healthcare Manual Valsamma Eapen, Philip Graham, Shoba Srinath RCPsych Publications, 2012, £10.00, pb, 208 pp. ISBN: 9781908020482 This manual is for primary care health professionals working in low- and middle-income (LAMI) countries. Studies have
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Introduction to Systemic and Family TherapyA User’s GuideBy John Hills Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, £23.99, pb, 216 pp
John Hills is ambitious in his range. He covers the vital basics of systemic family therapy: the genogram, how to engage families, the therapeutic stance of curiosity, pattern recognition, non-blaming, skills in asking questions that open up a family’s awareness of itself
Each chapter is summarised at the end for easy recall
Summary
Introduction to Systemic and Family TherapyA User’s GuideBy John Hills Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, £23.99, pb, 216 pp. Perhaps it would be fair to describe the book as in itself an enactment of systemic thinking, as Hills moves from the clinical and interpersonal world of the particular family, out into the political sphere and up into the reaches of existential thought. This manual is to give professionals relevant information so that they can adequately assess and start effective management of children with mental health problems.
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