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The British Journal of Psychiatry 150: 645-652 (1987)
© 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Specific and non-specific effects of educational intervention with families living with a schizophrenic relative

JV Smith and MJ Birchwood
Department of Clinical Psychology, All Saints Hospital, Birmingham.

A brief educational intervention with families living with a schizophrenic relative is described and evaluated in terms of benefits for relatives' well-being and patient recovery. Education led to considerable knowledge gains and to reductions in relatives' reported stress symptoms and fear of the patient. There was a trend for relatives to be more optimistic concerning their role in treatment. At 6 months follow-up, only knowledge gains were maintained; however, relatives' perceptions of family burden were significantly reduced. The evidence suggests that family education may be useful both as a cost- effective intervention in its own right and in facilitating a more receptive attitude to subsequent family intervention.


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