General Practitioner Implements Family Therapy for a Depressed Patient

Family systems theory is a characteristic theory in general practice, which suggests that in the process of diagnosis and management of a patient, besides physiological problems, general practitioners should pay attention to the influence of family factors on the disease development and treatment as well as rehabilitation of the patient. We reported a case of depression treated with family therapy by the general practitioner after analyzing the impact of her family factors using biopsychosocial model and ideas of general medicine, hoping to improve general practitioners' capability of family-based disease management.