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3368545

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
Adverse effects of neuroleptic medication have led to the attempt to develop alternative strategies for the treatment of schizophrenia, but it is generally conceded that these strategies may have their own negative outcomes in the form of symptom exacerbation, reduced social performance and worsened family interactions. This paper examines the effect of one such strategy, low doses of medication, on the social adjustment of and family response to chronic schizophrenic outpatients. Patients who were randomly assigned to either a low-dose or standard-dose condition were rated by their families on various aspects of social adjustment. Despite a considerably higher relapse rate in the low-dose condition, families reported patients in the low-dose condition to be no poorer in their social adjustment than standard-dose patients. In addition, families of low-dose patients were more satisfied with their patients' overall level of adjustment and were no more rejecting at endpoint than families of standard-dose patients. Low-dose patients were viewed even more favorably when patients who relapsed were excluded from the analysis. Negative family attitudes, particularly rejection, measured at study entry, were found to predict time to relapse in the low-dose group. Implications for treatment and family intervention are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0033-2747
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Family attitudes and patient social adjustment in a longitudinal study of outpatient schizophrenics receiving low-dose neuroleptics: the family's view.
pubmed:affiliation
New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, NY 10032.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial