A young woman in my care had 4 siblings diagnosed with mental illness. The story
describes how, along normative family-cycle situations, she struggles to define and keep her …

This chapter discusses family medicine. Family practice is an official medical specialty under
the jurisdiction of the American Board of Family Practice. To qualify as a specialty, a field …

Lawrence C. Loh MD MPH CCFP FCFP FRCPC FACPM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER In March I celebrated 6 months in my role at the helm of the …

RJ SAMXA, NID endy was abused as a child by herfather She hadtwo children byanother
man with whom she couldnotforn a satisfactory re-lationship and was left to raise the …

Lina Al-Imari MD CCFP MScCH The past few years have been uniquely challenging for all
family physicians, including those in their first 5 years of practice. The contentious …

On October 30, 2009, my father, Lavius Arad Robinson, Jr., MD, died at the age of 82,
surrounded by his loving family. He lived a wonderful life. He practiced solo family medicine …

Mentally ill family members can have a formidable impact on the families in which they
reside. Family physicians can intervene in powerful ways when they are sensitive to those …

DR. JANET P. REALINI (Assistant Professor of Family Practice): Welcome to the Family Dy
namics Teaching Conference. We hold these con ferences once a month to present and …

The year was 1975. I had moved with my wife, Sharon, and our young daughter to
Minnesota to start my new practice. A colleague invited us to his church, and we began …

Mental health professionals used to tell us that parents caused mental disturbance in their
children. Students of psychiatry, clinical psychology and social work learned about" …