title: Effects of Family-to-Family Psychoeducation Among Relatives of Patients With Severe Mental Disorders in Mexico City.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the effects of a three-month Family-to-Family (FTF) Education Program on expressed emotion and subjective knowledge about mental illness among relatives of Mexican patients with severe mental disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 230 relatives of patients with severe mental disorders completed self-reported questionnaires before (pretest) and after (posttest) the FTF program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  FTF led to reductions in negative emotional attitudes and improved the understanding of the disorder, regardless of sex or age of the relative.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study supported the evidence-based practice of FTF in a Mexican population and confirmed the importance of providing routine family psychoeducation as an additional component of health care service provision for relatives of people with severe mental illness in the community.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Domínguez-Martinez is with the National Council of Science and Technology-National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz, Ministry of Health, Mexico, Mexico City. The other authors are with the National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz, Ministry of Health, Mexico, Mexico City. Send correspondence to Dr. Rascon-Gasca (e-mail: rascong@imp.edu.mx ).
authors.forename: Tecelli
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Domínguez-Martinez
authors.affiliation: Dr. Domínguez-Martinez is with the National Council of Science and Technology-National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz, Ministry of Health, Mexico, Mexico City. The other authors are with the National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz, Ministry of Health, Mexico, Mexico City. Send correspondence to Dr. Rascon-Gasca (e-mail: rascong@imp.edu.mx ).
authors.forename: Maria Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Rascon-Gasca
authors.affiliation: Dr. Domínguez-Martinez is with the National Council of Science and Technology-National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz, Ministry of Health, Mexico, Mexico City. The other authors are with the National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz, Ministry of Health, Mexico, Mexico City. Send correspondence to Dr. Rascon-Gasca (e-mail: rascong@imp.edu.mx ).
authors.forename: Humberto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alcántara-Chabelas
authors.affiliation: Dr. Domínguez-Martinez is with the National Council of Science and Technology-National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz, Ministry of Health, Mexico, Mexico City. The other authors are with the National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz, Ministry of Health, Mexico, Mexico City. Send correspondence to Dr. Rascon-Gasca (e-mail: rascong@imp.edu.mx ).
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garcia-Silberman
authors.affiliation: Dr. Domínguez-Martinez is with the National Council of Science and Technology-National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz, Ministry of Health, Mexico, Mexico City. The other authors are with the National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz, Ministry of Health, Mexico, Mexico City. Send correspondence to Dr. Rascon-Gasca (e-mail: rascong@imp.edu.mx ).
authors.forename: Leticia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Casanova-Rodas
authors.affiliation: Dr. Domínguez-Martinez is with the National Council of Science and Technology-National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz, Ministry of Health, Mexico, Mexico City. The other authors are with the National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz, Ministry of Health, Mexico, Mexico City. Send correspondence to Dr. Rascon-Gasca (e-mail: rascong@imp.edu.mx ).
authors.forename: Jorge Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lopez-Jimenez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D019260:Expressed Emotion; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000208:ethnology*; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Expressed emotion; Family intervention; Family support systems; Mental illness; Psychoeducation; Subjective Knowledge