The Prevention of Rehospitalization of Adolescents and Young Adults
- 1 June 1980
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Family Process
- Vol. 19 (2) , 179-191
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1545-5300.1980.00179.x
Abstract
This paper presents a family-oriented therapy approach for the prevention of rehospitalization of adolescents and young adults with diverse diagnoses. The dilemma of the family is presented in terms of the incongruities evident in the organizational hierarchy of these families. The main premise is that if the hierarchy is corrected so that the parents are jointly in charge of the youth and the extended kin cooperate, rehospitalization can be prevented. A therapeutic strategy is presented with the emphasis on overcoming the family's attempt to avoid a hierarchy in which the parents are in charge of the family.Keywords
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