ERIC Number: EJ956393
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
Pages: 5
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Wither Couple/Family Therapy?
Hoyt, Michael F.; Gurman, Alan S.
Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, v20 n1 p13-17 Jan 2012
Attention is called to disturbing developments in insurance reimbursement that threaten the practice of therapy involving more than one person. This can be seen as part of the movement to marginalize psychotherapy as first-line treatment and replace it with the inappropriate and excessive (and often exclusive) use of medication.
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Family Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Health Insurance, Drug Therapy
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