Evaluation of the impact of a psycho-educational intervention for people diagnosed with schizophrenia and their primary caregivers in Jordan: A randomized controlled trial

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Hasan, Abd Alhadi ^a   Callaghan, Patrick ^a   Lymn, Joanne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Primary caregivers; Psycho education; Randomized controlled trial; Schizoaffective; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DSM-IV; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCNEMAR TEST; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLICATION; SELF CARE;

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CARE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84927129453     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-015-0444-7     Document Type: Article

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