Psychoeducational intervention for caregivers of Indian patients with schizophrenia: a randomised‐controlled trial

Kulhara, Parmanand; Chakrabarti, Subho; Avasthi, Ajit; Sharma, Aarti; Sharma, Sunil Kumar

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01304.x

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“…Yet they have not received the benefi ts of evidence-based family interventions. The bulk of such evidence from developing nations seems to consist of a handful of randomized controlled trials, mostly from China (Kulhara et al, 2009). …”

Section: Family and Psychiatrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Overview of the family structure in Egypt and its relation to Psychiatry

Okasha

Elkholy

El-Ghamry

2012

International Review of Psychiatry

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The family is the basic unit of any society and culture. The concept, structure, and function of the family unit vary considerably across different cultures; however, its role continues to be imperative to the development of individuals and their psychological make-up. All societies have a concept of ' family ' , its relative importance, structure, and functions; however, this varies according to the particular culture. In the Arabic culture, as well as other collectivistic cultures, the extended family is often regarded as the basic unit. The family is the foundational and basic social unit that fosters the stability, well-being and sustainability of society. The quality of family relationships shapes and infl uences the social, psychological, and biological development and functioning of its members. This may be especially relevant to individuals with mental health problems. The people of ancient Egypt valued family life highly, and this is the case even now. They treasured children and regarded them as a great blessing. If a couple had no children, they would pray to the gods and goddesses for help. They would also place letters at the tombs of dead relatives asking them to use their infl uence with the gods. The importance of family has not changed dramatically even though the structures are beginning to. In this paper we highlight changes in family set-up and the state of family therapy in Egypt.

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Section: Family and Psychiatrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Overview of the family structure in Egypt and its relation to Psychiatry

Okasha

Elkholy

El-Ghamry

2012

International Review of Psychiatry

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“…These studies have used different kinds of interventions such as home-based treatment by nurse, treatment in the family ward, family psychoeducation, brief inpatient intervention and single-session psychoeducation. Some of the studies have compared the structured family education versus flexible need-based intervention , psychoeducation versus standard outpatient care (Kulhara et al 2009) and home-based treatment versus inpatient treatment (Pai and Roberts 1983;Pai et al 1985). Other studies have used the unique method of 1-day psychoeducation programme (Sovani 1993), or single-session psychoeducation programme (Patra et al 2011), and three 1-h sessions (Devaramane et al 2011).…”

Section: Caregivers' Issuesmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Family intervention: Many studies have evaluated the efficacy and effectiveness of family intervention in schizophrenia (Chacko 1967;Narayanan et al 1972Narayanan et al , 1988Pai and Kapur 1983;Pai and Roberts 1983;Pai et al 1985;Verghese 1988;Ismail Shihabuddeen and Gopinath 2005;Thara et al 2005;Kulhara et al 2009;Sovani 1993;Devaramane et al 2011;Patra et al 2011). These studies have used different kinds of interventions such as home-based treatment by nurse, treatment in the family ward, family psychoeducation, brief inpatient intervention and single-session psychoeducation.…”

Section: Caregivers' Issuesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Schizophrenia: Indian Research: II—Treatment Issues

Kulhara

Grover

Kate

2015

Developments in Psychiatry in India

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“…4,43,55,63,[68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82] Lecomte et al evaluated a self-esteem module for improving coping strategies in severely handicapped schizophrenic patients. 44 The researchers found an increase in coping abilities among these patients, demonstrating the efficacy of the self-esteem/empowerment module.…”

Section: Other Nonpharmacological Therapeutic Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Support management in schizophrenia: a systematic review of current literature

Pompili¹,

Montebovi²,

Forte³

et al. 2012

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Background: Schizophrenia is generally considered a chronic disorder characterized by psychotic symptoms and relatively stable neurocognitive and interpersonal deficits. Antipsychotic medication has proven beneficial in reducing psychotic symptoms, but is often not enough to treat cognitive or functional impairments. Residual cognitive impairments are barriers to a patient's full recovery from schizophrenia. Rehabilitation is an alternative and important approach which may be useful, and encompasses a variety of treatments including social skills training and psychoeducational and cognitive behavioral treatments. Objective: To investigate the efficacy of psychosocial treatments in schizophrenia, evaluating its effects in the short and long term, comparing psychosocial treatments with pharmacotherapy, and assessing the effects of treatment and the main indications for use in patients with schizophrenia. Methods: A careful MEDLINE ® , Excerpta Medica, PsycLIT ® , PsycINFO ® , and IndexMedicus search was performed to identify all papers and book chapters in English for the period 1970-2012. Results:Findings from the studies included in this qualitative analysis suggest that social skills therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, family intervention therapy, cognitive remediation therapy, and other nonpharmacological therapeutic strategies may be beneficial for patients with significant functional and symptomatic impairments. Conclusion: Schizophrenic patients treated with nonpharmacological techniques have more rapid remission and relapse less frequently than patients treated only pharmacologically.

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Psychoeducational intervention for caregivers of Indian patients with schizophrenia: a randomised‐controlled trial

Abstract: Structured psychoeducational intervention is a viable option for treatment of schizophrenia even in developing countries like India.

Cited by 101 publications

References 35 publications

Overview of the family structure in Egypt and its relation to Psychiatry

Overview of the family structure in Egypt and its relation to Psychiatry

Schizophrenia: Indian Research: II—Treatment Issues

Support management in schizophrenia: a systematic review of current literature

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