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Språk: Engelsk
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Trykket i: 1987
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Oppdatert: 20.02.2024
Internkode: HAA

Family care of schizophrenia : a problem-solving approach to the treatment of mental illness

The role of patients' families in the clinical management of mental disorders has always courted controversy. Even today, in most mental health services, family members are regarded as potential sources of abuse that may have contributed to the onset, or at least to the severity, of mental disorders. Fortunately, the impact of high-quality social psychiatric research has helped clarify these issues and has highlighted the potential benefits of family care, as well as areas where interventions may assist family members to become more effective and efficient in their roles. Almost all national and international treatment guidelines that have been published in the past decade have made specific reference to the need for services to include family members (and/or close friends) as key team members in the continued care of patients with serious mental disorders. In this chapter we will endeavour to summarize the evidence upon which such recommendations have been made, examine its validity, and point out areas where further high-quality research may be needed. Before we consider the evidence of the benefits of any intervention, we will define the goals that we hope to achieve through its use. In the section following goal delineation, we will summarize the outcome research in specific mental disorders, and on specific outcome measures. We will attempt to answer the following questions: Do family-based interventions work? If so, for what disorders, or targeted problems and goals are they most useful? What formats produce the best results?