Dechesnay M
Fam Process. 1986 Jun;25(2):293-300. doi: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1986.00293.x.
The relationship between basic research, theory, and clinical work with families is conceptualized during a discussion of Jamaican family structure and the application of change theory to a clinical case of depression in a Jamaican woman. It was found that three types of family structure are prevalent in Jamaica. The European ideal of a patriarchal-patrifocal structure creates problems for working-class Jamaicans. General system theory provides support for a different model. Change theory is applied to resolve the paradox created by the European model.
在讨论牙买加家庭结构以及将变革理论应用于一名牙买加女性抑郁症临床病例的过程中，对基础研究、理论与针对家庭的临床工作之间的关系进行了概念化梳理。研究发现，牙买加普遍存在三种家庭结构类型。欧洲式的父权 - 父系核心家庭结构模式给牙买加工人阶级带来了问题。一般系统理论为一种不同的模式提供了支持。应用变革理论来解决欧洲模式所造成的矛盾。
