The essentials of family therapy / Michael P. Nichols.

The foundations of family therapy -- The evolution of family therapy -- Basic techniques of family therapy -- The fundamental concepts of family therapy -- Bowen family systems therapy -- Strategic family therapy -- Structural family therapy -- Experiential family therapy -- Psychoanalytic family therapy -- Cognitive-behavior family therapy -- Family therapy in the twenty-first century -- Solution-focused therapy -- Narrative therapy -- Integrative models -- Comparative analysis -- Research on family intervention : family treatment and prevention programs.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.