A therapeutic approach that works with family systems to improve communication patterns, resolve conflicts, and change dysfunctional dynamics that contribute to individual or family problems.
Example: Treating an adolescent's eating disorder by involving the entire family in therapy to address communication patterns, family roles, and dynamics that may be maintaining the disorder.
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