title: Multifamily group treatment in a program for patients with first-episode psychosis: experiences from the TIPS project.
abstract: Psychoeducational multifamily group treatment based on the McFarlane model was implemented for adult patients experiencing a first episode of psychosis and for the families of 301 patients. Patients were participants in a research project in Norway and Denmark. Of 301 patients 246 were invited to participate and 147 agreed. Patients' reluctance to participate increased with age. Most had to wait between six and 12 months until a sufficient number was gathered to start a group. Treatment was well received by patients and families. Care should be taken to prevent a long delay before group commencement at this stressful period in the lives of patients and families.
authors.affiliation: Ullevål University Hospital, N-0407 Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fjell
authors.forename: Gerd Ragna
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Bloch Thorsen
authors.forename: Svein
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Friis
authors.forename: Jan Olav
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Johannessen
authors.forename: Tor K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: Kari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lie
authors.forename: Hanne-Grethe
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Lyse
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Melle
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Simonsen
authors.forename: Nina Aarhus
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Smeby
authors.forename: Anne Lise
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Øxnevad
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: McFarlane
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vaglum
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McGlashan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003718:Denmark; D004493:Education; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D012106:Research; D012944:Social Support