Family interventions for schizophrenia in Italy: Randomized controlled trial

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-30

  Carrà, Giuseppe ^a,d   Montomoli, Cristina ^b   Clerici, Massimo ^c,d   Cazzullo, Carlo Lorenzo ^d  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d Fondazione Legrenzi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Expressed emotion; Family; Psychoeducation; Randomized controlled trials; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STANDARD; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECURRENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847152622     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-006-0677-z     Document Type: Article

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