Marriage and family therapy's prominence in the mental health field has increased due to its brief, solution-focused treatment, its family-centered approach, and its demonstrated effectiveness. When a child is the identified patient, parents report that their child's behavior improved in 73.7% of the cases, their ability to get along with other children significantly improved and there was improved performance in school. A majority of clients report an improvement in their functioning at work, and over three-fourths of those receiving marital/couples or family therapy report an improvement in the couple relationship. Over 98 percent of clients of marriage and family therapists report therapy services as good or excellent.Īfter receiving treatment, almost 90% of clients report an improvement in their emotional health, and nearly two-thirds report an improvement in their overall physical health. In a recent study, consumers report that marriage and family therapists are the mental health professionals they would most likely recommend to friends. Relationships, partner relationships, emotional health, overall health, Improvement in work productivity, co-worker relationships, family Services of Marriage and Family Therapists. Studies also show that clients are highly satisfied with Marriage and Family Therapists effectively treat. Adolescent drug abuse,ĭepression, alcoholism, obesity and dementia in the elderly - as wellĪs marital distress and conflict - are just some of the conditions
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Of marriage and family therapy in treating the full range of mental andĮmotional disorders and health problems. Research studies repeatedly demonstrate the effectiveness Number of marriage and family therapists. Since 1970 there has been a 50-fold increase in the "core" mental health profession, along with psychiatry, psychology, Marriage and family therapists are recognized as a MFTs have graduate training (a Master's or Doctoralĭegree) in marriage and family therapy and at least two years ofĬlinical experience. MFTs take a holistic perspective to health care they areĬoncerned with the overall, long-term well-being of individuals and Individuals in primary relationship networks such as marriage and theįamily. Marriage and Family Therapists broaden the traditionalĮmphasis on the individual to attend to the nature and role of Mental and emotional disorders, other health and behavioral problems,Īnd address a wide array of relationship issues within the context of
In the field of marriage and family therapy. Group of practitioners, with an average of 13 years of clinical practice
Marriage and family therapists are a highly experienced To diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders within the context
Professionals trained in psychotherapy and family systems, and licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) are mental health About half of the treatment provided by marriage and family therapists is one-on-one with the other half divided between marital/couple and family therapy, or a combination of treatments. Marital/couples therapy (11.5 sessions) and family therapy (9 sessions) both require less time than the average individuated treatment (13 sessions). Nearly 65.6% of the cases are completed within 20 sessions, 87.9% within 50 sessions. Marriage and family therapists regularly practice short-term therapy 12 sessions on average. Research indicates that marriage and family therapy is as effective, and in some cases more effective than standard and/or individual treatments for many mental health problems such as: adult schizophrenia, affective (mood) disorders, adult alcoholism and drug abuse, children's conduct disorders, adolescent drug abuse, anorexia in young adult women, childhood autism, chronic physical illness in adults and children, and marital distress and conflict. Marriage and family therapists treat a wide range of serious clinical problems including: depression, marital problems, anxiety, individual psychological problems, and child-parent problems.
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