Psychoeducation Interventions in Families of Patients with Schizophrenia

Authors

  • Filipe Reis Hospital do Barreiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25752/psi.6084

Keywords:

Expressed Emotion, Educational and Psychoeducative Interventions, Schizophrenia.

Abstract

The studies in expressed emotions allowed establishing a pattern in educational and psychoeducative interventions within the families of schizophrenic patients. In this paper, the author synthesises his research developed in expressed emotions of the chronic patient's relatives. The author refers the importance of the relative's cognitive variables about mental representation of the patient and his disease. These variables are studied through the attributions made about the patient's personality and causes of disease. Other cognitive variables are analysed, relying to the conceptualisation in family psycho educative intervention, such as, transactional games, family conflicts and parental relationship style. The evaluation of the relatives and families is considered as being part of the process of family psycho-educative intervention.

Published

2004-06-01

Issue

Section

Review Articles