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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-2-4
pubmed:abstractText
Controlled intervention studies carried out in families of schizophrenia patients have been shown to have a positive impact in relapse prevention, but it remains to be seen whether different forms of family intervention affect outcomes other than relapse and hospital readmission in different ways. This study compared the outcome profile of relevant clinical variables after two different family intervention strategies for schizophrenia patients in public health care in a Spanish sample. We conducted a randomized controlled study comparing (1) a relatives group (RG) and (2) a single-family behavioral family therapy (BFT), both offered as standard treatment in one catchment area in Valencia. All randomized patients were included in the main analysis, and all cases remained in the therapy group to which they were originally assigned regardless of whether they suffered a relapse. The relapse rate at 12 months for the 87 cases studied was not significantly different in the two groups, but the two approaches did affect outcomes other than relapse and rehospitalization (such as social functioning, dose of antipsychotic medication, "delusions" and "thought disorder") in different ways. The BFT approach offered more advantages than the RG approach. The results suggest that these approaches should always be implemented in a clinical environment in a Mediterranean setting.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0586-7614
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
661-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Behavior Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Combined Modality Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Cross-Cultural Comparison, pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Expressed Emotion, pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Family Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care), pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Personality Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Psychotherapy, Group, pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Recurrence, pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Schizophrenia, pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Schizophrenic Psychology, pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Spain, pubmed-meshheading:11824492-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Two strategies for family intervention in schizophrenia: a randomized trial in a Mediterranean environment.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Valencia University School of Medicine, Spain. Isabel.Montero@uv.es
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't