Volume 26 (2025), Edition 1

The author develops a theory of parent-child relationships that allows for a systematic analysis of psychosocial mechanisms of defense according to thematic roles. These roles include, for example, partner substitute, mirror image, ideal self,...

Until today the concept of transference has remained central to psychoanalytic theory. Is it also central to family therapy? Many, if not most family therapists would probably answer negatively. According to them, a family therapist works mainly...

The authors examine »multigenerational family therapy«, an approach to family therapy that involves the grandparents (first generation) in the treatment of problems between parents (second generation) and their children (third generation). The...

Female and male therapists have different ways of presenting themselves in therapy. An attempt is made to discribe the current situation, without trying to imply that this be a natural law or remain a strict rule for ever. The author, himself a...

The author presents the concept of relational analysis as an elaboration of object relations theory in the multi-personal context of family relations, proceeding from there to indicate parallels and differences between relational analysis and...