A5083282460- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Family Support in Illness
Background: Psychoeducational family intervention (PFI) has been proven to be effective in improving the levels of burden and patients' personal functioning schizophrenia bipolar disorders (BDs). Less is known about impact PFI on relatives' coping strategies BD. Methods: A multicenter, controlled, outpatient trial funded by Italian Ministry Health coordinated Department Psychiatry University Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" conducted patients with I disorder (BD-I) their key relatives...
Abstract Objectives This study aims to explore the long‐term efficacy of a psychoeducational family intervention (PFI) in bipolar I disorder at one and five years post‐intervention terms improvement of: (1) patients’ symptoms global functioning (2) relatives’ objective subjective burden coping strategies. Methods is multicentre, real‐world, controlled, outpatient trial. Recruited patients key‐relatives were consecutively allocated experimental or treatment as usual. Patients assessed...