Therapeutic and theoretical perspectives that view individual problems within the context of family relationships, patterns, and dynamics rather than as isolated individual pathology.
Example: Understanding adolescent depression as potentially reflecting family communication patterns, role conflicts, or multigenerational trauma rather than just individual brain chemistry.
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