Carr, AlanAlanCarr2013-12-132013-12-132009 The A2009-11Journal of Family Therapyhttp://hdl.handle.net/10197/5184In this paper the contents of the principal English-language family therapy journals, and family therapy papers from other journals published in 2008 are reviewed under these headings: child-focused problems, adult-focused problems, couples, diversity, developments in systemic practice, training, research, and recent deaths of significant contributors to the field.enThis is the author's version of the following article: Carr, A. (2009), Thematic review of family therapy journals in 2008. Journal of Family Therapy, 31: 405–427 which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6427.2009.00475.xChild-focused problemsAdult-focused problemsCouplesDiversitySystemic practiceTrainingResearchDeathsJournal Article31440542710.1111/j.1467-6427.2009.00475.x2013-10-21https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/