Abstract
This article highlights and summarizes efforts that have been made primarily during the past 20 years to bring the significance of relational diagnosis to the attention of the entire mental health community, and either (1) to have dysfunctional relational interactive patterns classified and codified and accepted for inclusion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or (2) if this is not feasible, to have a nosology of relational diagnoses, which have been clearly defined with accompanying risks specified for mental illnesses that might develop, and criteria sets delineated and adequately field tested to warrant and lead to publication of a separate but equal Diagnostic Manual of Relational Disorders and Dysfunctional Interactional Patterns.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Alexander, J., & Barton, C. (1995). Family therapy research. In R. Mikesell, D. D. Lusterman, & S. McDaniel (Eds.), Integrating family therapy (pp. 199–215). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Alexander, J., & Parsons, B. V. (1982). Functional family therapy. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole.
American Psychiatric Association (1980). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 3rd edn. Washington, DC: Author.
American Psychiatric Association (1987). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 3rd edn Rev. Washington, DC: Author.
American Psychiatric Association (1991). DSM-IV options book: Work in progress. Washington, DC Author.
American Psychiatric Association (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 4th edn. Washington, DC: Author.
Andersen, T. (1996) Language is not innocent. In F. W. Kaslow (Ed.), Handbook of relational diagnosis and dysfunctional family patterns (pp. 119–125). New York: Wiley.
Beach, S. R. H., Wamboldt, M. Z, Kaslow, N. J., Heyman, R. E., & Reiss, D. Describing relationship problems in DSM-V: Toward better guidance for research and clinical practice. Journal of Family Psychology (in press).
Bodin, A. M. (1996). Relationship conflict—verbal and physical: Conceptualizing an inventory for assessing process and content. In F. W. Kaslow (Ed.), Handbook of relational diagnosis and dysfunctional family patterns (pp. 371–393). New York: Wiley
Daiuto, A. D., Baucom, D. H., Epstein, N., & Dutton, S. S. (1998). The application of behavioral couples therapy to the assessment and treatment of agoraphobia: Implications of empirical research. Clinical Psychology Review, 18(6), 663–687.
Denton, W., & Coalition members (1989). Rationale for the inclusion of relational disorders with DSM-IV. Photocopy paper. Coalition of Family Diagnosis.
de Shazer, S. (1985). Keys to solution in brief therapy. New York: Norton.
First, M. B., Bell, C. C., Cuthburt, B., Krystal, J. H., Malison, R., Offord, D. R. et al. (2002). Personality disorders and relational disorders: A research agenda for addressing crucial gaps in DSM. In D. J. Kupfer, M. B. First, & D. A. Regier (Eds.), A research agenda for DSM-V (st ed.) (pp. 123–199). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
Fisch, R., Weakland, J. H., & Segal, L. (1982). The tactics of change: Doing therapy briefly. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Gergen, K., Hoffman, L., & Anderson, H. (1996). Is diagnosis a disaster? A constructionist trialogue. In F. W. Kaslow (Eds.), Handbook of relational diagnosis and dysfunctional family patterns (pp. 102–118). New York: Wiley.
Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Committee on the Family (1989). The challenge of relational diagnosis: Applying the biopsychosocial model in DSM-IV. American Journal of Psychiatry, 146(11), 1492–1494.
Haley, J. (1976). Problem-solving therapy. New York: Harper & Row.
Kaslow, F. W. (1992, Aug. 26). Photocopied memoranda to Coalition of Family Diagnosis members.
Kaslow, F. W. (1993a) Relational diagnosis: An idea whose time has come? Family Process, 32(2), 255–259.
Kaslow, F. W. (1993b). Relational diagnosis: Past, present and future. American Journal of Family Therapy, 21(3), 195–204
Kaslow, F. W. (Eds.) (1996). Handbook of relational diagnosis and dysfunctional family patterns. New York: Wiley.
Kazak, A. E. (2001). We’re at the breaking point: Family distress and competence in serious childhood illness. In S. H. Philpot, D. D. Lusterman, & C. Philpot (Eds.), Casebook for integrating family therapy: An ecosystemic approach (pp. 287–298). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., & Newton, T. L. (2001). Marriage and health: His and hers. Psychological Bulletin, 127(4), 472–503.
Kupfer, D. J., First, M. B., & Regier, D. A. (Eds.) (2002). A research agenda for DSM-V. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
Minuchin, S. (1974). Families and family therapy. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Nurse, A. R. (1999). Effective uses of personality tests with couples and families. New York: John Wiley.
Patterson, T. E. (1999). The couple and family clinical documentation sourcebook. New York: Wiley.
Patterson, T. E., & Lusterman, D. D. (1996). The relational reimbursement dilemma. In F. W. Kaslow (Eds.), Handbook of relational diagnosis and dysfunctional family patterns (pp. 46–58). New York: Wiley.
Pinsof, W. M., & Wynne, L. C. (Eds.) (1995). The effectiveness of marital and family therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 28,(4) (Entire Issue).
Santisteban, D. A., Tejeda, M., Dominicis, C., & Szapocznik, J. (1999). An efficient tool for screening for maladaptive family functioning in adolescent drug abusers: The problem oriented screening instrument for teenagers. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 25(2), 197–206.
Selvini-Palazzoli, M., Boscolo, I., Cecchin, G., & Prata, G. (1978). Paradox and counterparadox. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson.
Spanier, G. (1976). Measuring dyadic adjustment: New scales for assessing the quality of marriage and similar dyads. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 3(8), 15–28.
Szapocznik, J., & Williams, R. A. (2000). Brief strategic family therapy: Twenty five years of interplay among theory, research and practice in adolescent behavior problems and drug abuse. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 3(2), 117–134.
Stuart, R. B., & Jaconson, B. (1987). Couples pre-counseling inventory. Champaign, IL: Research Press.
Watzlawick, P., Bavelas, J.B., & Jackson, D. D. (1967). Pragmatics of human communication: A study of interactional patterns, pathologies, and paradoxes. New York: Norton.
White, M., & Epstom, D. (1990). Narrative means to therapeutic ends. New York: Norton.
Yingling, L. C., Miller, W. E., McDonald, A. L., & Galewaler, S. T. (1998). GARF assessment sourcebook: Using the DSM-IV global assessment of relational functioning. New York: Brunner/Mazel.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Kaslow, F., Patterson, T. Relational Diagnosis: A Retrospective Synopsis. Contemp Fam Ther 28, 269–284 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-006-9014-y
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-006-9014-y