Miller N B, Cantwell D P
Am J Psychiatry. 1976 Apr;133(4):447-50. doi: 10.1176/ajp.133.4.447.
Although many family therapy programs have taught behavior modification techniques to parents, few have involved siblings as therapeutic agents in the treatment of retarded, emotionally disturbed, or physically handicapped children. The authors describe their experiences with two families in which siblings were taught to use simple procedures to encourage desired behaviors in a disturbed brother or sister. They conclude that further investigation is needed to refine sibling training techniques and suggest that involvement in treatment programs may have beneficial influences on the normal siblings of disturbed children.
尽管许多家庭治疗项目都向家长传授了行为矫正技术，但很少有项目让兄弟姐妹作为治疗手段参与到对智力迟钝、情绪困扰或身体残疾儿童的治疗中。作者描述了他们在两个家庭中的经历，在这两个家庭里，兄弟姐妹被教导使用简单的方法来鼓励有困扰的兄弟姐妹表现出期望的行为。他们得出结论，需要进一步研究来完善兄弟姐妹训练技术，并指出让兄弟姐妹参与治疗项目可能会对有困扰儿童的正常兄弟姐妹产生有益影响。
