Family Development and Treatment Lab at Boston University

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Welcome to the Family Development and Treatment Lab
in the Psychology Department at Boston University!

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Some of our research interests include:

  • The impact of support and stress in families on the development of depression and adjustment in youth.
  • The impact of family treatment for school-aged kids with depression.
  • The role of family in the development of interpersonal relationships among youth.
  • The efficacy, utility, and process of family-focused treatment for bipolar disorder in adults.
  • The effect of family support on outcome in individual and group treatment for anxiety disorders.

Overall, this lab focuses on the role of the family in the development of mental health and treatment of mental disorders.

Boston University This lab is associated with the Department of Psychology at Boston University
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