The questionnaire of family functioning: A preliminary validation of a standardized instrument to evaluate psychoeducational family treatments

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 591-607

  Roncone, Rita ^a   Mazza, Monica ^a   Ussorio, Donatella ^a   Pollice, Rocco ^a   Falloon, Ian R H ^a   Morosini, Pierluigi ^b   Casacchia, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Family functioning; Problem solving; Psychoeducation; Questionnaire; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MODEL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

CAREGIVERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATIONS; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 36148984209     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-007-9093-8     Document Type: Article

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