Anticipatory Loss: A Family Systems Developmental Framework
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- 1 September 1990
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Family Process
- Vol. 29 (3) , 229-244
Abstract
This article provides a family‐systems developmental framework for anticipatory loss in situations of physical illness, disability, and long‐term psychiatric disorders, and offers a conceptual base for theory building, clinical practice, and research. A family systems‐illness model that integrates psychosocial types and phases of illness with family variables, in particular, developmental patterns and beliefs systems, provides a foundation to rethink and expand our approaches to threatened loss.Keywords
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