title: Lessons learned from research with adolescents with schizophrenia and their families.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to present our experiences of conducting a randomized clinical trial of a self-management intervention for adolescents with schizophrenia and their families. Challenges and strategies of recruiting subjects; engaging families in self-management intervention; tailoring interventions for this population were discussed. Participants' comments on their experience were presented. Adolescents and their families are poorly prepared to manage schizophrenia; therefore psychosocial interventions should address their needs. Impaired cognitive functioning in adolescents with schizophrenia should be a target for interventions and should be considered in planning interventions.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Health and Community Systems, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. leehee@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Heeyoung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Karen G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Schepp
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D004645:Empathy; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States