“…In this way the multiple family paradigm has inspired more traditional therapeutic activities in general mental health services, such as relative support and carer groups, and it is now a well-established ingredient in the work with people with schizophrenia (Kuipers et al, 1992). Multiple family therapy is now also practised in many other presentations and conditions (O'Shea and Phelps, 1985), including drug and alcohol abuse (Kaufman and Kaufman, 1979), chronic medical illness (Gonsalez et al, 1989;Steinglass, 1998), Huntingdon's disease (Murburg et al, 1988), child abuse (Asen et al, 1989), eating-disorder patients (Dare and Eisler, 2000;Scholz and Asen, 2001;Slagerman and Yager, 1989), and more specifically bulimia nervosa (Wooley and Lewis, 1987), and a mixture of in-and outpatient children and adolescents presenting with a variety of problems (Wattie, 1994). It is likely that its cost-effectiveness in times of dwindling resources does explain in part the increasing popularity of the multiple family therapy approach.…”