Interfamily Therapy, a multifamily therapy model settled in infant-juvenile mental health services of Havana (Cuba): A qualitative study from participants' perspectives.
Interfamily therapy (IFT) is a specific model for multifamily therapy (MFT) of recent expansion in Latin American and European countries. In IFT a multifamily group becomes a community of learning where professionals and family members establish collaborative relationships and participate in dialogues. This study used a qualitative phenomenological approach to explore the participants' perspective of 14 members and ex-members of two IFT groups conducted in Infant-Juvenile Mental Health Centers in Havana (Cuba). In this study IFT was well accepted and effective, and it was perceived as beneficial due to its positive influence for participants, with benefits on a personal, family and social level. In addition, participants articulated a series of therapeutic elements of IFT that were essential to promote these benefits. In conclusion, IFT seems to be a useful therapeutic model in the treatment of children, adolescents and their families in a Cuban psychiatric setting.
['Ruiz-Íñiguez|Raquel|R|https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1890-9223', 'Carralero-Montero|Ana|A|', 'Martínez-González|Alejandro|A|', 'Méndez-Parra|Elizabeth|E|', 'Valdés-Díaz|Yudith|Y|', 'Sempere|Javier|J|']
D000293:Adolescent D002648:Child D003462:Cuba D005190:Family D005196:Family Therapy D006801:Humans D007223:Infant D008605:Mental Health Services D036301:Qualitative Research
multifamily therapy mental health services children adolescents qualitative research