Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học General Psychiatry cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Psychoeducation and the family burden in schizophrenia: a randomized controlled trial. | Annals of General Psychiatry BioMed Central Primary research Psychoeducation and the family burden in schizophrenia a randomized controlled trial Tanveer Nasr and Rukhsana Kausar Open Access Address Department of Psychology and Applied Psychology University of the Punjab Lahore Pakistan Email Tanveer Nasr - tanveernasr@ Rukhsana Kausar - Corresponding author Published 28 July 2009 Received 16 June 2009 Annals of General Psychiatry 2009 8 17 doi 1744-859X-8-17 Accepted 28 July 2009 This article is available from http content 8 1 17 2009 Nasr and Kausar licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background The majority of patients with schizophrenia live with their relatives in Pakistan thereby families experience a considerable burden. We aimed to study the impact of psychoeducation on the burden of schizophrenia on the family in a randomised controlled trial. Methods A total of 108 patients with schizophrenia and their family members from the outpatient department of a teaching hospital in Lahore Pakistan were randomised. Both groups received psychotropic drugs but one group received psychoeducation in addition. Family burden was assessed at the time of recruitment and at 6 months post intervention. Results In all 99 patients and their relatives completed the treatment. There was significant reduction in burden at post-intervention assessment in the psychoeducation group based on intention to treat analysis. Conclusion Family psychoeducation can be an important intervention for patients with schizophrenia in Pakistan. Introduction There is considerable research evidence on the high levels of financial burden strain and distress .
