[Information-centered family groups for improving compliance in schizophrenic patients].
We tried to improve the compliance in the long-term treatment of schizophrenic patients by psychoeducational groups for relatives of 48 patients over the course of six months. More than 90% of the relatives requested mainly informations concerning the illness and its treatment both at the beginning and at the end of the group sessions. At the beginning only 33% of the relatives thought they could benefit from sharing their experiences with others, afterwards this rate rose to 67%. At first, 49% believed to understand the nature of schizophrenia, at the end this rate was 86%. The importance of medication implying certain side effects was accepted by about 85% before and afterwards. This good quota at the beginning of the group sessions can be explained of this high acceptance rate appears to be a direct result of the group meetings.
Psychiatrische Klinik der TU München.
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Bäuml
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Kissling
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Meurer
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Wais
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Lauter
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents
Informationszentrierte Angehörigengruppen zur Complianceverbesserung bei schizophrenen Patienten.