ISBN0495097594

The book had some error inside the chapter and definitions words.
I told this information to the publicator house and receive back the may editor will check it out

thank
Edwin Del Valle

bought this for a family therapy class. it's a good reference book, with information on all types of family therapy.

This is a textbook for a graduate class in psychology. If you need to buy it as a textbook, then of course, you must buy it. The chapters are arranged in an order that explains the history of family therapy and the basics. It is a general textbook. You will need other books to get into psychotherapy in a deeper way. However, as an introductory text, this is easy reading. It is called an "overview" because that is exactly what it is.
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Good overview of theories, not very in depth though....great overall. I enjoyed it as an introductory book.

I needed to purchase this book as a textbook for a master's level psychology course. The book is well written, informative and covers many different types of family systems therapies. I intend to keep this on my professional bookshelf for future use.