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The authors use the concept of existential depression as the basis for a set of treatment interventions that are often useful to the relocated Appalachian family and describe the use of a number of different network intervention strategies for use with such families and the existential reasons for their use.
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Both are of Appalachian heritage and have extensive experience in family practice with the Appalachian family.
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Lantz, J.E., Harper, K. Network intervention, existential depression, and the relocated Appalachian family. Contemp Fam Ther 11, 213–223 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00892234
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