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- Publisher
- Wiley
- Copyright
- The Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice 1999
- ISSN
- 0163-4445
- eISSN
- 1467-6427
- DOI
- 10.1111/1467-6427.00118
- Publisher site
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Abstract
Coping with the strains and uncertainties of parental illness and disability can be a monumental challenge. The Family Systems‐Illness Model offers a psychosocial map to address this challenge and make the inevitable strains more manageable. Attending to the longitudinal psychosocial pattern of a condition within a multigenerational, life cycle and belief system context can provide the kind of structure – a common language that facilitates collaborative, creative problem solving and quality of life for families where a parent has a serious health problem. Some of the major challenges in families facing parental illness are addressed.
Journal
Journal of Family Therapy – Wiley
Published: Aug 1, 1999