This volume presents a proven psychoeducational therapy approach for persons with severe mental illness and their families. Pioneering schizophrenia treatment developer William R. McFarlane first lays out the theoretical and empirical foundations of the multifamily model. Chapters coauthored with other leading clinician-researchers then provide detailed ""how-to"" instructions for forming groups; implementing educational and problem-solving interventions; managing clinical, relationship, and functional issues that may arise; and integrating psychoeducation with other forms of treatment. Also addressed are applications of the model--some described here for the first time--to a variety of disorders other than schizophrenia, including bipolar disorder, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, and medical illness.
Contents I. Theoretical and Empirical Foundations: The Scientific Basis of Multifamily Group Treatment 1. The Psychobiology of Schizophrenia 2. Families, Social Networks, and Schizophrenia, Ellen P. Lukens and William R. McFarlane 3. The Therapeutic Social Network: A Healing Community 4. Empirical Studies of Outcome in Multifamily Groups II. The Practice of Multifamily Group Treatment in Schizophrenia: A Psychoeducational Approach to Developing a Healing Social Network 5. An Overview of Psychoeducational Multifamily Group Treatment 6. Joining with Families and Patients, William R. McFarlane, Susan Gingerich, Susan M. Deakins, Edward Dunne, Bonnie T. Horen, and Margaret Newmark 7. Educating Families: A Multifamily Workshop on Schizophrenia, William R. McFarlane, Susan Gingerich, Susan M. Deakins, Edward Dunne, Bonnie T. Horen, and Margaret Newmark 8. The Initial Sessions of a Psychoeducational Multifamily Group: Forming a Healing Network, William R. McFarlane, Susan Gingerich, Susan M. Deakins, Edward Dunne, Bonnie T. Horen, and Margaret Newmark 9. Problem-Solving in Multifamily Groups: A Psychoeducational Approach to Treatment and Rehabilitation, William R. McFarlane, Susan Gingerich, Susan M. Deakins, Edward Dunne, Bonnie T. Horen, and Margaret Newmark III. Applications in Other Disorders and Contexts: Expanding the Range and Relevance of Multifamily Group Treatment 10. Family-Aided Assertive Community Treatment, William R. McFarlane and Susan M. Deakins 11. Training Staff of Supportive Housing Programs in Principles and Practices of Psychoeducation: Creating a Family-Like Social Environment, Bonnie T. Horen and Jules M. Ranz 12. Multifamily Groups for Bipolar Illness, David A. Moltz and Margaret Newmark 13. Multifamily Group Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder, Gabor I. Keitner, Laura M. Drury, Christine E. Ryan, Ivan W. Miller, William H. Norman, and David A. Solomon 14. Multifamily Psychoeducational Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder, Cynthia B. Berkowitz and John G. Gunderson 15. Multifamily Behavioral Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Barbara Van Noppen and Gail Steketee 16. Application of Multifamily Groups in Chronic Medical Disorders, Sandra Gonzalez and Peter Steinglass 17. Implementing Multifamily Groups in the Real World: The New York State and Ohio Training and Dissemination Programs, Lisa Dixon and Edward Dunne Afterword, C. Christian Beels
