Abstract
The first text on Medical Family Therapy (MedFT), entitled "Medical Family Therapy: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Families with Health Problems," was published in 1992. Its authors, Susan McDaniel, Jeri Hepworth, and Bill Doherty, shared a vision that it would be adopted by individuals from all different healthcare disciplines who practiced from a biopsychosocial (Engel, 1977, 1980) and family systems (von Bertalanffy, 1968) approach. Since then, a crescendo of literature has been introduced advocating for more systemic and family-centered approaches to healthcare practice. Their dream was achieved.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Medical Family Therapy |
| Subtitle of host publication | Advanced Applications |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Pages | 1-9 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Volume | 9783319034829 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319034829 |
| ISBN (Print) | 3319034812, 9783319034812 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2014 |
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