One of the major breakthroughs in contemporary understanding of the family came through
the work of the family system theorists (Haley, 1968; Minuchin & Montalvo, 1967; Tharp�…

Social support and family coping. Social support and family coping. Citation Hatfield, AB (1987).
Social support and family coping. In AB Hatfield & HP Lefley (Eds.), Families of the mentally ill�…

FoR. MANY YEARS my own interest has been centered on the variations of the quite
universal institution commonly called The Family. And the still broader perspective has been�…

This report presents an evolving theoretical model of the relationship between normative
and severe stresses and a family's organizational structure. It is useful for understanding�…

In this book the reinterpretation of psychopathology as an aspect of family dysfunction is
expanded to include the more inclusive system of which the family is a part. Consideration of�…

Suggests that thinking of the family as a psychosocial system requires a major paradigm
shift for the physician. The essential elements of this shift include attention to the relational�…

Social support and parenting. Social support and parenting. Citation Crockenberg, S. (1988).
Social support and parenting. In HE Fitzgerald, BM Lester, & MW Yogman (Eds.), Theory and�…

This article discusses the important domain of family stress and coping. Even under the most
propitious circumstances, the family struggles with life's hardships as it attempts to fulfill its�…

Our major purpose in developing this volume evolved as we at tempted to integrate and
adapt various approaches to the systematic study of families faced with normative and non�…

Recently, there has been an increased interest in delineating the strategies by which
families cope with stressful and challenging events and circumstances. This essay is an�…