# James Framo

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**James Framo** (1922–2001) was an American [psychologist](/source/Psychologist) and pioneer [family therapist](/source/Family_therapy). He developed an [object relations](/source/Object_relations_theory) approach to *intergenerational* and *family-of-origin* therapy. He collaborated with other pioneers in the field and authored or co-authored several early and significant texts in the field of family therapy. James was born and raised in South Philadelphia and graduated from **South Philadelphia High School** in 1940. The last chapter of his 1992 publication *Family-of-Origin Therapy: An Intergenerational Approach* provides a personal account of his own early family experiences which served as a basis for his insights into the impact of families on individuals.

Bibliography

- [Boszormenyi-Nagy, I](/source/Ivan_Boszormenyi-Nagy). & Framo, J.L. (1965; 1985). [*Intensive family therapy: Theoretical and practical aspects.*](https://books.google.com/books?id=kfmXSIJPvqEC&pg=PP1) New York: Brunner/Mazel.
- Framo, J.L. (1968). "My families, my family". *Voices: The Art and Science of Psychotherapy*. **4**: 18–27. ASIN B00073A5A0.
- Framo, J.L. (1970). Symptoms from a family transactional viewpoint. In [N. W. Ackerman](/source/Nathan_Ackerman), J. Lieb, & J. K. Pearce (Eds.) [*Family therapy in transition.*](https://books.google.com/books?id=gkmSAAAACAAJ)[dead link] (pp. 125–171). Boston: Little & Brown.
- Framo, J.L (Ed.) (1972). [*Family interaction: A dialogue between family researchers and family therapists.*](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0826112110) New York: Springer.
- [Green, R.J](/source/Robert-Jay_Green). & Framo, J.L. (Eds.)(1981). [*Family therapy: Major contributions.*](https://books.google.com/books?id=7FktAAAACAAJ)[dead link] New York: International University Press.
- Framo, J.L. (1982). [*Explorations in marital and family therapy: Selected papers of James L Framo.*](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0826134017) New York: Springer.
- Framo, J.L. (1992). [*Family-of-origin therapy: An intergenerational approach.*](https://books.google.com/books?id=A0AXDmXt-FgC&pg=PA245) New York: Brunner/Mazel.
- Framo, J.L., Weber, T. & Levine, F. (2003). [*Coming Home Again: A Family-of-origin Consultation.*](https://books.google.com/books?id=9E6dVvq0-csC&pg=PP1) New York: Brunner/Routledge.

## External links

- [Biography: AFTA](https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085822/http://www.afta.org/about/james-l-framo-phd)
- [In memory of James L. Framo](http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3658/is_200201/ai_n9072164/print)

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