Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: FAMILY FORMATION AND ETHNICITY : Siew-Ean Khoo THE SIBLING BOND : Stephen P. Bank and Michael D. Kahn APPLICATIONS OF SYSTEMIC FAMILY THERAPY — The Milan Approach . Edited by David Campbell and Rosalind Draper. HUNGER STRIKE: The Anorectic's Struggle as a Metaphor for Our Age : Susie Orbach GENOGRAMS IN FAMILY ASSESSMENT : Monica McGoldrick and Randy Gerson     

Independent comment on Audio‐visual and Print Materials

Book reviewed in this article: Your Social Baby: Understanding Babies' Communication from Birth Lynne Murray and Liz Andrews, edited by Sue Parish, designed by Clive Dorman Birth and Beyond: Pregnancy, Birth, Your Baby and Family — The Definitive Guide; Yehudi Gordon The Socially Constructed Organization; David Campbell Supervision in the Helping Professions: A Practical Approach; Mary McMahon & Wendy Patton, Eds. Perspectives on Supervision; David Campbell & Barry Mason, Eds.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: HANDBOOK OF FAMILY THERAPY Edited by Alan S. Gurman and David P. Kniskern FAMILY THERAPY TECHNIQUES : by Salvador Minuchin and H. Charles Fishman ON THE SIDE OF THE CHILD : by Peter Boss HELPING COUPLES CHANGE: A Social Learning Approach to Marital Therapy : by Richard B. Stuart     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: ETHICAL ISSUES IN FAMILY THERAPY . Sue Walrond-Skinner and David Watson (eds.) THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN . Judith Ennew. THE CHILD MOLESTER: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO EVALUATION AND TREATMENT . George W. Barnard, A. Kenneth Fuller, Lynn Robbins TREATMENT OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS WITH ERICKSONIAN APPROACHES . Stephen R. Lankton and Jeffery K. Zeig. SYSTEMS OF FAMILY THERAPY : An Adlerian Integration. Robert Sherman and Don Dinkmeyer. COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY WITH FAMILIES . Norman Epstein, Stephen E. Schlesinger and Wendy Dryden. PARENTAL GRIEF: SOLACE AND RESOLUTION . Dennis Klass. SOFTLY MY GRIEF . Ann McDonald. TREATMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS: REVISED FOR THE DSM-III-R . William H. Reid. CLINICAL HANDBOOK OF MARITAL THERAPY . Neil S. Jacobsen & Alan S. Gurman. DANCING WITH THE FAMILY : A Symbolic-Experiential Approach. Carl A. Whitaker and William M. Bumberry. THE HALFWAY HOUSE: ON THE ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE . Sylvia L. Golomb & Andrea Kocsis     

Independent comment on local and international publications

Book reviewed in this article: FAMILY TRANSFORMATION THROUGH DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE. A Systemic Approach. Margaret Robinson. MEN'S FRIENDSHIPS. Edited by Peter M. Nardi. PARENTAL BELIEF SYSTEMS. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES FOR CHILDREN (Second Edition). Edited by Irving E. Sigel, Ann V. McGillicuddy-DeLisi and Jacqueline J. Goodnow.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: THE FAMILY IN CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY. Sidney Bloch, Julian Hafner, Edwin Harari, and George Szmukler. INTERNAL CONSULTANCY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR. Case studies. Edited by C. Huffington and H. Brunning. TALES AND TRANSFORMATIONS. Stories in Families and Family Therapy. Janine Roberts. ISBN 0 393701743.     

Independent comment on Audio‐visual and Print Materials

Book reviewed in this article: Narrative Therapy: An Introduction for Counsellors Martin Payne Family Therapy: The Field's Past, Present and Possible Futures Volume 1 Case Studies in Couple and Family Therapy: Systemic and Cognitive Perspectives Dattilio, F. M. (Ed.) Child‐Focused Practice: A Collaborative Systemic Approach Jim Wilson BabyTalk: The Pioneering Book that will Change Childcare Forever Sally Ward 201 Questions to Ask Your Kids Pepper Schwartz Teen Pregnancy and Parenting — Social and Ethical Issues James Wong and David Checkland (Eds) The Fundamentals of Family Mediation J. M. Haynes and S. Charlesworth Family Group Conferences in Child Welfare Peter Marsh and Gill Crow Single Session Family Staging: Breaking Family Spells E. Zawidowski     

REVIEWS

PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Dreunlin, D., Schwartz, R., & MacKune-Karrer, B. (1992). Metaframeworkds: Transcending the models of family therapy.
PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Ammerman, R. T., & Hersen, M. (Eds.). (1992). Assessment of family violence: A clinical and legal sourcebook.
PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Potter-Efron, R., & Potter-Efron, P. (1991). Anger, alcoholism, and addiction: Treating individuals, couples, and families.
PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Duncan, B., L., & Rock, J. W. (1991). Overcoming relationship impasses: Ways to initiate change when when your partner won't help.
PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Hoorwitz, A. N. (1992) The clinical detective: Techniques in the evaluation of sexual abuse.
PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Snider, M. (1992). Process family therapy. Needham Heights
PROFESSIONAL BOOKS: Campell, D., Draper, R., & Huffington, C. J. (1991). A systemic approach to consultation.
GENERAL INTEREST BOOKS: Colby, A., & Damon, W. (1992). Some do care: Contemporary lives of moral commitment.
GENERAL INTEREST BOOKS: Pasick, R. (1992). Awakening from the deep sleep: A powerful guide for courageous men.
SELF-HELP BOOKS: Couples: The Relationship Game. (1992). (A series of weekly contents designed to be played by partners in a relationshp over a period of one year).
SELF-HELP BOOKS: Ziegler, R. G. (1992). Homemade books to help kids cope.
SELF-HELP BOOKS: Margulies, S. (1992). Getting divorced without ruining your life.
SELF-HELP BOOKS: Packer, A. J. (1992). Bringing up parents: The teenager's handbook.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: HANDBOOK OF PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR ANOREXIA NERVOSA AND BULIMIA. Edited by David M. Garner and Paul E. Garfinkel. SUPERVISION AND TRAINING — MODELS, DILEMMAS AND CHALLENGES. Edited by Florence W. Kaslow. DEFEATING DEPRESSION. Tony Lake. Penguin IN THE CHILD'S BEST INTEREST? DIVORCE COURT WELFARE AND THE SEARCH FOR A SETTLEMENT. C. Clulow and C. Vincent. STRESS — THEORY AND PRACTICE. Michael King, Gordon Stanley and Graham Burrows. YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVING HOME IN AUSTRALIA. The Trend Towards Independence. Christabel Young. JEALOUSY. Peter Van Sommers. INTEGRATED FAMILY THERAPY — A PROBLEM-CENTRED PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACH. David Will and Robert M. Wrate. THE ROLE OF DRUG TREATMENTS FOR EATING DISORDERS. Edited by Paul E. Garfinkel and David M. Garner.     

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Book reviewed in this article: Physical Holding in Psychotherapy. Michelle Webster An Introduction to Family Therapy: Systemic Theory and Practice. 2nd edn. R. Dallos & R. Draper Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder. James Lock, Daniel le Grange     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Boszormenyi-Nagy, I. and Krasner, B. R. Between give and take: A clinical guide to contextual therapy.
Bepko, Claudia with Krestan, JoAnn. The responsibility trap: A blueprint for treating the alcoholic family.
Jacobson, Neil S. and Gurman, Alan S. Clinical handbook of marital therapy.
Wilkins, Robert and Loudon, Penny. (1987). The therapist's thesaurus: A cartoon guide.
Campbell, David and Draper, Rosalind (Eds.). Applications of systemic family therapy: The Milan approach.
Strean, Herbert S. Resolving marital conflicts: A psychodynamic perspective.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: LITERATE MEANS TO THERAPEUTIC ENDS. Michael White and David Epston THE MYTH OF ATLAS: FAMILIES AND THE THERAPEUTIC STORY. Maurizio Andolfi, Claudio Angelo and Marcella de Nichilo MARRIAGE COUNSELLING IN AUSTRALIA — An Evaluation. Ilene Wolcott and Helen Glezer COMMUNITY CHILD HEALTH: AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE. Graham Vimpani and Trevor Parry (eds.) FAMILY RECONSTRUCTION: LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO THE LIGHT. William F. Nerin WHY DID I MARRY YOU? Warwick Hartin PERSONAL, MARITAL, AND FAMILY MYTHS: THEORETICAL FORMULATIONS AND CLINICAL STRATEGIES. Dennis A. Bagarozzi and Stephen A. Anderson SEXUAL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOURS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE (1989). Bruce Rollins THE SOCIAL COSTS OF INADEQUATE LITERACY: A REPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL LITERACY YEAR. Robyn Hartley     

Social Work in the 21st Century: Training Units of Practice for Technique Implementation

THE NEW TEMPERANCE: THE AMERICAN OBSESSION WITH SIN AND VICE. David Wagner. Boulder, Colorado: West-view Press, 1997, 226 pp., paperback. Reviewed by Marcia Bok.

ALLYN &; BACON QUICK GUIDE TO THE INTERNET FOR SOCIAL WORK. Joanne Jaffe. Boston: Allyn &; Bacon, 1998, 147 pp. (free supplement to many major social work texts in social work HBSE, policy, and research), paperback. Reviewed by David C. Prichard.     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: MAKING SENSE OF THE CHILDREN ACT 1989 Nick Allen. TRAINING TOGETHER: A TRAINING AND CURRICULUM MODEL FOR THE CHILDREN ACT 1989 The Family and Child Care Law Training Group. ACTING ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN: PART 1, AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CHILDREN ACT 1989 John Paley. WORKING WITH THE CHILDREN ACT 1989 Helen Armstrong, Peter Elfer, Ruth Gardner, David Hodgson, Anne Hollows and Peter Smith. BLACKSTONE'S GUIDE TO THE CHILDREN ACT 1989 Jane Bridge, Stuart Bridge and Susan Luke.     

Book Reviews

Book Reviewed in this Article:
Comfort, Alex. Sexual Consequences of Disability ,
Gatley, Richard H., and Koulack, David. Single Fathers' Handbook:
Jarosz, Maria. Problems of Family Disorganization: Determinants and Social Effects .
Rosen, Hugh. The Development of Sociomoral Knowledge: A Cognitive-Structural Approach ,
Pearce, John K., and Friedman, Leonard J., (Eds.). Family Therapy: Combining Psychodynamic and Family Systems Approaches ,
Ruben, A. G. Creating a mature marriage: The CAMM program.
Shor, Joel and Sanville, Jean. Illusion in Loving: A Psychoanalytic Approach to the Evolution of Intimacy and Autonomy .
Umana, R. E, Gross, S. J. and McConville, M. T. Crisis in the family: Three approaches .     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: FAMILY THERAPY: An Overview by Irene Goldenberg and Herbert Goldenberg MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY , 2nd Edition, by Ira D. Glick, M.D., and David R. Kessler, M.D. THE FAMILY IS THE PATIENT: AN APPROACH TO BEHAVIOURAL PAEDIATRICS FOR THE CLINICIAN by Bayard W. Allmond, Jr., M.D., Wilma Buckman, M.A., M.S.W., and Helen F. Gofman, M.D. FAMILY THERAPY OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE , Edward Kaufman and Pauline N. Kaufman (Editors) THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER . A Book About Achieving Happy Endings in Coupling. Leslie Cameron-Bandler     

BOOK AND MEDIA REVIEWS

Abstract

HOMESHARE IN EUROPE. By Anne-Lotte Kreickemeier and M^aAsuncion Martinez Roman. Alicante: University of Alicante, 2001. Reviewed by Johan Galtung.

ABOUT SCHMIDT. A Film by Alexander Payne (Director). New Line Cinema, 2002. Reviewed by Liz Larkin.

THE LIVING MAYA: THE MOPAN AND Q'EQCHT OF THE TOLEDO DISTRICT, BELIZE, CENTRAL AMERICA. By Anne-McheUe Marsden. Belize: MayaViewkeeper, 2002. Reviewed by David Burdick.     

Book Review

Book reviewed in this article: WOMEN IN FAMILIES . A Framework for Family Therapy. McGoldrick, M., Anderson, C.M. & Walsh, F. (Eds.). SEX, LOVE AND VIOLENCE . Cloe Madanes. TAPROOTS . William Hudson O'Hanlon. New York THE BLAMMO-SURPRISE BOOK . Stephen R. Lankton SAMMY THE ELEPHANT AND MR. CAMEL . Joyce C. Mills, PhD and Richard J. Crowley, PhD TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT . Joy Hayward and David Carlyle. DEAD BIRDS SINGING . Marc Talbert. A GIRL LIKE ABBY . Hadley Irwin. YOU TAKE THE HIGH ROAD . Mary K. Pershall. LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND CHANGE — Frameworks of Meaning in Psychotherapy . Jay S. Efran, Michael D. Lukens and Robert J. Lukens. A SYSTEMIC HARPOON INTO FAMILY GAMES . Giuliana Prata. CARDBOARD . Fiona Place.     

Sex researchers and sex myths: A challenge to activism

THE SEX PROFESSION: WHAT SEX THERAPY CAN DO. Patricia Schiller. Washington, D.C.: Chilmark House, 1981; 233 pages; $11.00.

SEX‐RELATED ISSUES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES: A CLASSIFIED BIBLIOGRAPHY. David A. Shore (Ed.). Chicago: The Playboy Foundation, 1981; 39 pages; $5.00.

THE HITE REPORT ON MALE SEXUALITY. Shere Hite. New York: Alfred Knopf, 1981; 1162 pages; $19.95.

FREUD, BIOLOGIST OF THE MIND: BEYOND THE PSYCHOANALYTIC LEGEND. Frank J. Sulloway. New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1979; 612 pages; $20.00.

THERAPIE SEXUELLER STÖRUNGEN. (2nd ed.). Volkmar Sigusch (Ed.). Stuttgart/New York: Georg Thieme Verlag, 1980; 420 pages; DM 28.80.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: CLINICAL INTERVIEWS WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS . Phillip Barker. LIFEMATES — THE LOVE FITNESS PROGRAM FOR A LASTING RELATIONSHIP . Harold Bloomfield & Sirah Vettese. SEPARATION, DIVORCE AND AFTER . Imogen McNamara and Jenny Morrison. COLLECTED PAPERS . David Epston. RESOLVING PROBLEMS IN COUPLES AND FAMILY THERAPY: TECHNIQUES AND TACTICS . R. Sherman, P. Orsky, Y. Rountree.