Family Systems

A Journal of Natural Systems Theory in Psychiatry and the Sciences

Family Systems is an interdisciplinary journal published by the Georgetown Family Center. The aim of the journal is to advance the understanding of human emotional functioning and behavior based on Bowen theory. Reflecting the assumption of Bowen theory that the human family is governed by the same natural forces that govern all life, the journal publishes articles that contribute to a better understanding of any living system.

Family Systemsbrings you:

• Authors from many fields, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the journal.
• Articles that reflect natural systems thinking or are relevant to it. These may include concept papers as well as research studies.
• Clinical Case Reports with discussion based on faculty case presentations at the Georgetown Family Center.
• Brief Reports of important ideas in development and promising research in eary stages.
• Book reviews relevant to Bowen theory or its many applications.
• Previously unpublished papers from the Bowen Archives.

EDITOR
Michael E. Kerr, MD

MANAGING EDITOR
Ruth Riley Sagar, MA

PRODUCTION EDITOR
Paulis Waber

ADVISORY BOARD
John T. Bonner, PhD
Biology, Princeton University
Joanne Bowen, PhD
Anthropology, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Paul G. Heltne, PhD
Primatology, Chicago Academy of Sciences
Paul D. MacLean, MD
Brain Evolution, National Institutes of Health
Candace B. Pert, PhD
Psychopharmacology, Georgetown University
Barbara Smuts, PhD
Psychology, University of Michigan

EDITORIAL BOARD
Roberta B. Holt, DSW
Kathleen B. Kerr, MSN, MA
Douglas C. Murphy, MA
Daniel V. Papero, PhD, MSSW

EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS
Ann D. Bunting, PhD
Shelburne, Vermont
Patricia A. Comella, JD
Rockville, MD
Margaret G. Donley, MSW
Leawood, Kansas
Stephanie J. Ferrera, MSW
Oak Park, Illinois
Roberta M. Gilbert, MD
Falls Church, Virginia
Victoria Harrison, MA
Houston, Texas
Laura Havstad, PhD
Sebastopol, California
Cynthia Larkby, PhD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Paulina McCullough, MSW
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Robert J. Noone, PhD
Evanston, Illinois
Walter Howard Smith, Jr., PhD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Anthony J. Wilgus, MSW
Findlay, Ohio