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Needs of the families of people with schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Julian Leff
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Family therapy for schizophrenia began in the early 1950s, inspired by theories that located the cause of the illness in family dysfunction. The family pathology was seen as stemming from disturbed relationships (Fromm-Reichmann, 1948; Lidz et al, 1956; Laing & Esterson, 1964) and / or distorted communication (Bateson et al, 1956; Wynne & Singer, 1963).

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Advances in Psychiatric Treatment , Volume 4 , Issue 5 , September 1998 , pp. 277 - 284
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 1998 

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