 Mara Selvini Palazzoli

Mara Selvini Palazzoli (1916–1999) was an Italian psychiatrist and founder in 1971, with Gianfranco Cecchin, Luigi Boscolo and Giuliana Prata, of the "systemic" and "constructivist" approach to family therapy which became known as the "Milan systems" approach.Worked with families of schizophrenic and anorexic children.