Thursday, August 18, 2011

Families Matter in Children's Mental Health Treatment

Prince (2005) found family involvement to be an essential component in both the assessment and the planning of treatment, as well as a strong predictor of later family satisfaction with treatment outcomes.
Furthermore, the participation of the family in the treatment process following a traumatic event or stressor is considered key to recovery.

A Family Systems Perspective to Recovery From Posttraumatic Stress in Children, Stephanie Bernardon and Francesca Pernice-Duca (2010), The Family Journal, 18, 349-357

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