A randomised controlled trial of carer-focussed multi-family group psychoeducation in bipolar disorder

European Psychiatry - Tập 27 - Trang 281-284 - 2012
K. Madigan1, P. Egan1, D. Brennan1, S. Hill1, B. Maguire1, F. Horgan1, C. Flood1, A. Kinsella2, E. O’Callaghan2,3
1Cluain Mhuire Family Centre, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin and Health Research Board, Dublin 2, Ireland
2DETECT Early Intervention in Psychosis Service, Block 5 The Bell Tower, Blackrock Business Park, Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland
3Dept. of Adult Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

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AbstractIn a RCT of family psychoeducation, 47 carers of 34 patients were allocated to one of three groups; Multifamily Group Psychoeducation, Solution Focussed Group Therapy or Treatment as Usual. Carers in both the MFGP intervention and the SFGP arm demonstrated greater knowledge and reduction in burden than those in the TAU arm.

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European Psychiatry

Tập 27

281-284

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