Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xxii, 362 pages ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-354) and index. |
Form |
Also issued online. |
Contents |
Preface: Fault Lines: My Sister, Myself -- Introduction: Expert Witnesses: The Unique Authority and Traumas of Family Members -- Ch. 1. Shattered Families: When Lightning Strikes -- Ch. 2. When a Parent Is Mentally Ill -- Ch. 3. When a Sibling Is Mentally Ill -- Ch. 4. When a Partner Is Mentally Ill -- Ch. 5. Altered Lives: Living with Mental Illness -- Ch. 6. Double Lives: Roles Inside and Outside the Family -- Ch. 7. When Families Can't Cope -- Ch. 8. When Families Can Cope -- Ch. 9. Risks: Am I Next? -- Ch. 10. Effect on Relationships -- Ch. 11. Effect on Achievement -- Ch. 12. Family Ties: Responsibility, Obligation, and Accountability -- Ch. 13. Awakenings: Getting Help for Yourself -- Ch. 14. Transformed Lives: Finding Meaning and Hope in the Aftermath. |
Subject |
Mentally ill -- Family relationships.
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Adjustment (Psychology)
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Family psychotherapy.
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Mental Disorders.
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Family Relations.
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Adaptation, Psychological.
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Psychotherapy, Group.
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ISBN |
0786861711 |
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9780786861712 |
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