login

Family intervention in schizophrenia

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric EpidemiologyPublished 1 March 2003
Nils Berglund, Jan Olof Vahlne †, Åke Edman
Citations150
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.89
SNIP1.72

TL;DR

The results suggest that BFT, when provided to schizophrenic patients and their families during a hospitalisation period caused by a psychotic relapse, reduces the feeling of burden in these families.

Abstract

The results suggest that BFT, when provided to schizophrenic patients and their families during a hospitalisation period caused by a psychotic relapse, reduces the feeling of burden in these families. Likewise, the families' attitude towards continuing to take care of the patients was influenced in a positive way.

Keywords

PsychologyMedicineHealth Professions