The Sydney intervention trial: a controlled trial of relatives' counselling to reduce schizophrenic relapse

摘要: The result of a psychosocial intervention which aimed to reduce schizophrenic relapse through relatives' counselling is presented. Thirty-six patients living in high Expressed Emotion (EE) parental house-holds were randomly allocated an or control group. parents the offered ten weekly sessions counselling. patient was not included these session. Patients both groups received standard after-care medication and support. Relapses group, although fewer, significantly different from Given impressive evidence favour family interventions reducing rates possible reasons for this are discussed. Aspects described here, exclusion patient, no over patients' involvement with their management, short duration lack individual assessment, could explain finding. This negative important indicating what factors should be effective intervention.