title: Multiple family group interventions in first episode psychosis: Enhancing knowledge and understanding.
abstract: Families play a major role in promoting recovery and preventing relapse following the first psychotic episode. This paper presents a multiple family group education programme for the families of clients with first episode psychosis. The educational needs of the families are also discussed. The results of this evaluation show that the programme improved the families' perceptions of their overall knowledge and understanding of mental illness and its treatment. This evaluation demonstrates the efficacy of such groups and the key role of community mental health nurses in providing family interventions.
authors.affiliation: Community Mental Health, Western Sydney Area Mental Health Service, Locked Bag 7118, Parramatta BC, NSW 2150, Australia. antony_mullen@wsahs.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Antony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mullen
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Happell
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003071:Cognition; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors