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Family Relational Problems

Their Place in the Study of Psychopathology

ERIC J. MASH, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary. Dr. Mash has published numerous research papers and chapters about the assessment and treatment of disturbed children and families, and has edited several volumes on this topic, including Child Psychopathology, Treatment of Childhood Disorders, and Behavioral Assessment of Childhood Disorders. He has served as an editorial board member and ad hoc reviewer for numerous professional journals and is a Fellow of the American and Canadian Psychological Associations and the American Psychological Society. Address: Eric J. Mash, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N. W., Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.

CHARLOTTE JOHNSTON

CHARLOTTE JOHNSTON, PhD, is an associate professor in the clinical training program in the Psychology Department at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Johnston's primary research focus is the interplay among parent and child characteristics and difficulties in the parent-child relationship. She has recently published articles describing family interactions and parent attributions among families of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

The role of family relational problems in the assessment and treatment of psychopathology, including the relationship between family and individual disorders, is considered in this article. The study of family relational problems is placed in historical context, and methods and domains in the assessment of family problems are discussed. Consideration is given to how family relational problems are to be defined and diagnosed, and current classification schemes are reviewed. Methods of family treatment and their efficacy are used to illustrate the importance of family problems within the field of clinical science. Recommendations for how family relational problems may best be conceptualized within the broader arena of psychopathology are offered.

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Vol. 4, No. 4, 240-254 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/106342669600400405


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