Introduction 1. Catastrophes: An Overview of Family Reactions 2. Chronic Illness: Family Stress and Coping 3. Drug Abuse: Adolescent Addictions and the Family 4. Abandonment: The Stress of Sudden Divorce 5. Death: Family Adjustment to Loss 6. Unemployment: Family Strategies for Adaptation 7. Rape: Individual and Family Reactions 8. Disaster: Family Disruption in the Wake of Natural Disaster 9. War: Bringing the Battle Home 10. Captivity: The Family in Waiting 11. Looking to the Future: Research, Education, Treatment, and Policy