Bowenian family therapy (Topical Term)
- Bowenian therapy
- Broader heading: Family psychotherapy
Work cat.: Bowenian family therapy [VR], 2010: instructor's manual, p. 3 (Bowenian therapy is a model of clinical intervention that has evolved over the past forty-five years. The method traces its beginnings to the pioneering efforts of Murray Bowen. As a model of therapy, Bowenian therapy is a multigenerational systems approach based on a series of interlocking concepts and clinical models.)
Sauber, S. Richard. The Dictionary of family psychology and family therapy, 1993: p. 40 (Bowenian family therapy (multigenerational family therapy): A complex, highly-developed theory that emphasizes the understanding and treatment of intergenerational processes; it includes such concepts as the multigenerational transmission process, nuclear family emotional system, differentiation, triangulation, family projection process, and sibling position.)