The Therapeutic Alliance and Family Psychoeducation in the Treatment of Schizophrenia: An Exploratory Prospective Change Process Study

Autor/inn/en	Smerud, Phyllis E.; Rosenfarb, Irwin S.
Titel	The Therapeutic Alliance and Family Psychoeducation in the Treatment of Schizophrenia: An Exploratory Prospective Change Process Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76 (2008) 3, S.505-510 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-006X
DOI	10.1037/0022-006X.76.3.505
Schlagwörter	Schizophrenia; Patients; Family Counseling; Therapy; Psychoeducational Methods; Family Involvement; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Role; Prevention; Family Relationship; Counselor Client Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schizophrenie; Patient; Family counselling; Familienberatung; Therapie; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Rollen; Prävention; Vorbeugung
Abstract	Although family psychoeducation has been shown to be highly efficacious in the treatment of schizophrenia, the mechanisms underlying the treatment's success are poorly understood. The therapeutic alliance in behavioral family management (BFM) was examined to determine whether the alliance plays a role in the efficacy of this treatment. One early BFM session (mean session = 6.5) involving 28 schizophrenia patients and their relatives who participated in the National Institute of Mental Health's Treatment Strategies in Schizophrenia study was coded using the System for Observing Family Therapy Alliances. Results indicated that when relatives developed a positive therapeutic alliance, patients were less likely to show prodromal signs of relapse and be rehospitalized over a 2-year follow-up period. When patients developed a positive alliance, relatives became less rejecting and were less likely to feel burdened over a 2-year period. The data suggest that the development of a positive therapeutic alliance within family psychoeducation may play an important role in preventing the escalation of psychotic symptoms and improving family relationships. (Contains 2 figures, 1 table, and 4 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10