Effectiveness of family work interventions on schizophrenia: Evidence from a multicentre study in Catalonia

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 587-595

  Tomás, Esther Pousa ^a   Hurtado, Gemma ^b   Noguer, Sílvia ^c,d   Domènech, Cristina ^a   García, Montse ^e   López, Nuria ^f   Negredo, Maríacruz ^g   Penadés, Rafael ^h   Reinares, María ^h   Serrano, Dolors ^e   Dolz, Montse ^f   Gallo, Pedro ^d,i  

^a HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

^b Institut de Neuropsiquiatria i Addiccions   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL QUIRÓN   (Spain)

^d SENYFundació   (Spain)

^e Hospital de Santa Caterina   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

^g PARC SANITARI SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

burden of care; expressed emotion; family intervention; psychoeducation; psychosis; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; EMOTION; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868120697     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764011415595     Document Type: Article

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