The first edition of this classic text, first published in 1992, proposed a new paradigm for the biopsychosocial treatment of patients and their families. This second edition reflects economic and structural changes in the healthcare industry, new technology, healthcare reform, current reproductive technology, and genomic medicine. With sections on foundations and medical family therapy across the life span, the book describes a systems-based approach for facilitating collaboration among physicians, family therapists, social workers, and other professionals working with families in various settings. The final chapter tells how medical family therapists can contribute to the transformation of health care. An appendix profiles real practitioners. The book is for psychotherapists and family therapists who are interested in integrating the mind-body split. McDaniel directs the Institute for the Family in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)