Furst A L
Isr J Med Sci. 1983 Aug;19(8):760-3.
The recent dramatic resurgence in Israel of family medicine as a medical specialty has stimulated interest in concepts that view family function and dysfunction from the standpoint of family relationships and interaction, and in which the family is seen as a unit rather than as a collection of individuals. One model of family functioning, the circumplex model, is explained. This is based upon two dimensions, cohesion and adaptability. The potential relevance of this model to family medicine in Israel is discussed, along with a brief account of the author's initial steps in developing it for use as a tool in practice.
近期，家庭医学在以色列作为一门医学专业戏剧性地再度兴起，这激发了人们对从家庭关系和互动角度看待家庭功能与功能失调概念的兴趣，在这些概念中，家庭被视为一个整体而非个体的集合。文中解释了一种家庭功能模式——环行模式。该模式基于两个维度：凝聚力和适应性。文中讨论了此模式与以色列家庭医学的潜在相关性，还简要介绍了作者将其开发为实践工具的初步步骤。
