ABSTRACT
Family-of-origin therapy, though theoretically and clinically sophisticated, has been criticized for its poor empirical foundation. Concepts such as triangulation, reactivity, and differentiation have been difficult to investigate with conventional quantitative methods. Indeed, a recent meta-analysis of family therapy (Shadish et al., 1993) noted that despite their widespread acceptance among clinicians, psychodynamically oriented family approaches were characterized by a paucity of research support.
