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Educating relatives of schizophrenic patients

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An education programme given to relatives of schizophrenic patients in the context of other social interventions is described. The findings show that although relatives remember relatively little one month after receiving the education, it is an important intervention. Several reasons are suggested, one of which is that education is a somewhat neutral but engaging beginning to the therapeutic relationship. At the later nine months follow up several positive changes in relatives' attitude were shown.

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  1. MRC Social Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London, England

    J. P. Leff

  2. 18 Kensington Park Road, W11 3BU, London, England

    R. Berkowitz

  3. 92 Hillfeld Road, NW6 10A, London, England

    N. Shavit

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Berkowitz, R., Shavit, N. & Leff, J.P. Educating relatives of schizophrenic patients. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 25, 216–220 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00782964

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