Moderated online social therapy for carers of young people recovering from first-episode psychosis: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Gleeson, John ^a   Lederman, Reeva ^b   Herrman, Helen ^c,d   Koval, Peter ^a,e   Eleftheriadis, Dina ^a,c   Bendall, Sarah ^c   Cotton, Sue M ^c,d   Alvarez Jimenez, Mario ^c,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carers; EHealth; Family intervention; First episode psychosis; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EVALUATION STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MOBILE APPLICATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT WORRY; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE USE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEER GROUP; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; REMISSION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REMISSION INDUCTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85011382926     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-016-1775-5     Document Type: Article

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