Interfamily therapy (IFT) is a specific model for multifamily therapy (MFT) of recent expansion in Latin American and European countries. In IFT a multifamily group becomes a community of learning where professionals and family members establish collaborative relationships and participate in dialogues. This study used a qualitative phenomenological approach to explore the participants’ perspective of 14 members and ex-members of two IFT groups conducted in Infant-Juvenile Mental Health Centers in Havana (Cuba). In this study IFT was well accepted and effective, and it was perceived as beneficial due to its positive influence for participants, with benefits on a personal, family and social level. In addition, participants articulated a series of therapeutic elements of IFT that were essential to promote these benefits. In conclusion, IFT seems to be a useful therapeutic model in the treatment of children, adolescents and their families in a Cuban psychiatric setting.

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Interfamily Therapy，一种在哈瓦那（古巴）婴幼儿心理健康服务机构落户的多家庭治疗模式：从参与者的角度进行的定性研究

家庭间治疗 (IFT) 是最近在拉丁美洲和欧洲国家扩张的多家庭治疗 (MFT) 的特定模式。在 IFT 中，多家庭团体成为一个学习社区，专业人士和家庭成员在这里建立协作关系并参与对话。本研究使用定性现象学方法来探讨在哈瓦那（古巴）婴幼儿心理健康中心进行的两个 IFT 小组的 14 名成员和前成员的参与者的观点。在这项研究中，IFT 被广泛接受和有效，并且因其对参与者的积极影响而被认为是有益的，对个人、家庭和社会层面都有好处。此外，参与者阐明了 IFT 的一系列治疗要素，这些要素对于促进这些益处至关重要。综上所述，