TY - JOUR
T1 - Multifamily group treatment in a program for patients with first-episode psychosis
T2 - Experiences from the TIPS project
AU - Fjell, Anne
AU - Thorsen, Gerd Ragna Bloch
AU - Friis, Svein
AU - Johannessen, Jan Olav
AU - Larsen, Tor K.
AU - Lie, Kari
AU - Lyse, Hanne Grethe
AU - Melle, Ingrid
AU - Simonsen, Erik
AU - Smeby, Nina Aarhus
AU - Øxnevad, Anne Lise
AU - McFarlane, William R.
AU - Vaglum, Per
AU - McGlashan, Thomas
PY - 2007/2/1
Y1 - 2007/2/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33847360395&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1176/appi.ps.58.2.171
DO - 10.1176/appi.ps.58.2.171
M3 - Article
C2 - 17287370
AN - SCOPUS:33847360395
SN - 1075-2730
VL - 58
SP - 171
EP - 173
JO - Psychiatric Services
JF - Psychiatric Services
IS - 2
ER -