ABSTRACT
In Chapter 14, Laura Havstad describes the principles of a clinical approach based on Bowen theory when severe symptoms in family members follow a death in the family. In the shock wave following death, family patterns intensify and family members in vulnerable positions become symptomatic. A clinical example is used to illustrate the positive results of coaching a family member to get out of relationship patterns impairing the symptomatic one while working toward differentiation of self.
