Feminist perspectives in medical family therapy / Anne M. Prouty Lyness, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Prouty Lyness, Anne M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family psychotherapy.

Family medicine.

Feminist theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Reinforce the relationship between healthy bodies and healthy relationships in families! Feminist Perspectives in Medical Family Therapy explores the groundbreaking collaboration of therapy and medicine to form a biopsychosocial approach to health care. In this book, feminists from several fields of study offer their ideas, research, and personal experiences to show how gender, culture, and other diversity issues affect medical treatment. This invaluable tool provides tips and suggestions for interdisciplinary medical teams working with patients' bodies, minds, spirits, and relationsh

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface: Perspectives in Medical Family Therapy; Gender and Biology: A Recursive Framework for Clinical Practice; Emerging Themes in Biological Research; The Importance of Emotion; The Importance of Nurturing Relationships to Health; Plasticity of the Brain; Genetic Indeterminism; A Multilevel Feedback Framework; Women'S Depression: An Example of the Multilevel Feedback Framework; Biological Influences; Sociopolitical Factors; Interpersonal Factors; Recursive Processes; Clinical Implications; Conclusion; References

Power and Gender Issues from the Voices of Medical Family TherapistsMethod; Research Design; Participants; Procedures; In-Depth Interviews; Data Analysis; Case Summaries; Findings; Power Issues; Establishment of the Collaborative Relationship; Accommodation Issues; Maintenance of the Collaborative Relationship; Professional and Practical Considerations; Medical Family Therapist in One-Up Position; Gender Issues; Culture of Medicine- "Male"; Culture of Family Therapy-"Female"; Unique Role of Female Sex Therapists; Gender Influences on Career; Female-Educator Role; Male-Director Role

Discussion and RecommendationsReferences; Popcorn Moments: Feminist Principles in Family Medicine Education; Introduction; Feminism and Marriage and Family Therapy; Live Supervision in Marriage and Family Therapy Training; Feminism and Medicine; Live Supervision in Family Medicine Behavioral Science Training; Teaching Therapy Skills Through a Live Supervision Practicum; Specific Feminist Processes Used in Practicum; Initial Challenges Introducing Practicum into the Curriculum; Case Example; Conclusion; References

A "Golden Girl" Tarnished: Amplifying One Patient's (and Family's) Voice Through Collaborative Care in a Family Medicine SettingThe Culture of Family Medicine; Family Medicine-Family Therapy Collaboration; Joint Training; The Behavioral Health Clinic In Action; "The Golden Girl" and Her Father; The Collaborative Care Team's Response; The Family's Response; The Preliminary Outcome; Reflections; Conclusion; Notes; References; Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome: Therapeutic Implications for Couples; What Do We Know about Vulvar Vestibulitis?; Treatment; Psychosocial Research; Psychological Factors

Sexual FeaturesCouple Relationship; Implications for Therapy; Conclusion; References; Gender Roles and the Family Life Cycle: The Case of Women with Cancer; Case Study; Gender Role Socialization and Cancer; Family Systems and the Family Life Cycle; Family Systems and Cancer; Family Life Cycle and Cancer; Conclusion; References; Reflections; Isolation, Depersonalization and Repeat Trauma: Reflections on Surgery During a Hospital Quarantine; Reflecting on Feminist Suggestions and the Practice of Medical Family Therapy: One Therapist's Personal Framework

Infusing Medical Family Therapy Practice with Feminist Ideas

Notes:

"Co-published simultaneously as Journal of feminist family therapy, Volume 15, Numbers 2/3 2003."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 30, 2014).

ISBN:

0-7890-2547-7

1-315-80856-0

1-317-78691-2

1-317-78692-0

9781315808567

OCLC:

872682299