Impact of Multiple-Family Groups for Outpatients with Schizophrenia on Caregivers' Distress and Resources

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-41

  Hazel, Nicholas A ^a,b   McDonell, Michael G ^a,c   Short, Robert A ^a,d   Berry, Christopher M ^a,e   Voss, William D ^a   Rodgers, Martina L ^a   Dyck, Dennis G ^a,d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d Eastern State Hospital   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346729907     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.55.1.35     Document Type: Article

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