Abstract
Integrative Family and Systems Treatment (I-FAST) is a systems-based, home-based, and strengths-oriented treatment model that has been developed and implemented within the community mental health system. Using a single case example, this paper discusses the application of I-FAST to a Chinese family in Hong Kong in which the mother was diagnosed with depression. The paper critically examines the deficit-based approach, widely used in the mental health field, which stigmatizes people with psychiatric disabilities. Treatment implications of families with parental mental illness in a Chinese context are discussed.
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Wong, O.L. Integrative Family and Systems Treatment with Parental Mental Illness: A Hong Kong Chinese Family. Contemp Fam Ther 36, 242–249 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-014-9298-2
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