Family Crucible

“If you have a troubled marriage a troubled child a troubled self if you’re in therapy or think that there’s no help for your predicament The Family Crucible will give you insights . . . that are remarkably fresh and helpful.”—New York Times Book Review The classic groundbreaking book on family therapy by acclaimed experts Augustus Y. Napier Ph.D. and Carl Whitaker M.D. This extraordinary book presents scenarios of one family’s therapy experience and explains what underlies each encounter. You will discover the general patterns that are common to all families—stress polarization and escalation scapegoating triangulation blaming and the diffusion of identity—and you will gain a vivid understanding of the intriguing field of family therapy.