Intensive In-Home Family Treatment for Severe Adolescent Mental Illness
Theoretical Model and Case Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21476094 |
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| Authors | Paul Sunseri (0000-0002-6286-4600, New Horizons Child & Family Institute, El Dorado Hills, California, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 251-266 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Family Therapy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-6187 • E-ISSN: 1521-0383 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01926187.2021.1964007 |
| OpenAlex | W3193266735 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
Family-based treatments for specific disorders have been shown to be efficacious and cost-effective. However, there is no transdiagnostic model for treatment-resistant, severely ill children and adolescents. This article describes a new family-based model, Intensive In-Home Family Treatment (IIFT) designed to fill this gap. IIFT is based on the theory that children and their families are in a state of bidirectional mutual influence that contributes to the child’s mental health condition, which can be mitigated through clinical interventions. A case study highlights IIFT’s underlying theory and demonstrates the interventions used to achieve significant clinical improvement and prevent higher-level mental health care
Developmental psychology · Family relationship · Family therapy · Mental health · Mental illness · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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