Sustained outcomes of a peer-taught family education program on mental illness

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 279-286

  Lucksted, A ^a,b   Medoff, D ^a,b   Burland, J ^a   Stewart, B ^a   Fang, L J ^a   Brown, C ^a,b   Jones, A ^c   Lehman, A ^a   Dixon, L B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA Capitol Healthcare Network Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^c Manila Consulting Group   (United States)

^d NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family burden; Outcome; Psychoeducation; Relatives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPOWERMENT; FAMILY COPING; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874995283     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2012.01901.x     Document Type: Article

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