Review and reflection on effectiveness and cultural adaptability of family therapy in China / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Family therapy has been introduced to China for more than 30 years.The research of domestic family therapy mainly focuses on two aspects the promotion of methods and theories, and the study on the application of Chinese culture.This research reviewed the present research status for family therapy in application effectiveness and acculturation in China, pointed out the deficiencies of the current national family therapy in depth, methods and technologies, object of research and research methods, and offered several advices. At the same time, it offered advices on the acculturation of family therapy in China's clinic and proposed that the implementation of family therapy under the background of Chinese culture should enhance the "understanding" on China’s family history and culture, and firmly carry out the clinical research on individual case.