RESEARCH UPDATE - PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL FAMILY INTERVENTIONS

The research on psychoeducational family interventions is reviewed, ou tlining the key findings of the early intervention studies, and summar izing what later studies con tribute to our knowledge. Questions of re levance to clinicians are addressed. The author draws attention to per tinent issues in relation to training and supervision of therapists, a nd highlights difficulties which must be overcome if family interventi ons are to be provided routinely in clinical services.