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Who can benefit from family therapy?
In general, anyone who wants to improve troubled relationships can benefit from family therapy. Family therapy can help with such issues as:
Marital problems
Divorce
Eating disorders, such as anorexia or bulimia
Substance abuse
Depression or bipolar disorder
Chronic health problems, such as asthma or cancer
Grief, loss and trauma
Work stress
Parenting skills
Emotional abuse or violence
Financial problems
Family therapy may be an addition to other types of treatment, particularly for certain mental disorders that require more in-depth treatment. Family therapy shouldn't substitute for other necessary treatments. For instance, family therapy can help family members cope if a relative has schizophrenia. But the person with schizophrenia should continue with his or her individualized treatment plan, such as medication and possibly hospitalization.
In some cases, family therapy may be ordered by the legal system. Adolescents in trouble with the law may be ordered into family therapy rather than serving jail time, for instance. Violent or abusive parents are sometimes spared jail if they enter family therapy. Divorcing couples may also be required to attend family therapy.
In general, anyone who wants to improve troubled relationships can benefit from family therapy. Family therapy can help with such issues as:
Marital problems
Divorce
Eating disorders, such as anorexia or bulimia
Substance abuse
Depression or bipolar disorder
Chronic health problems, such as asthma or cancer
Grief, loss and trauma
Work stress
Parenting skills
Emotional abuse or violence
Financial problems
Family therapy may be an addition to other types of treatment, particularly for certain mental disorders that require more in-depth treatment. Family therapy shouldn't substitute for other necessary treatments. For instance, family therapy can help family members cope if a relative has schizophrenia. But the person with schizophrenia should continue with his or her individualized treatment plan, such as medication and possibly hospitalization.
In some cases, family therapy may be ordered by the legal system. Adolescents in trouble with the law may be ordered into family therapy rather than serving jail time, for instance. Violent or abusive parents are sometimes spared jail if they enter family therapy. Divorcing couples may also be required to attend family therapy.
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