Brief Family Intervention for Schizophrenia

Computer-Based Brief Motivational Intervention For Medication Adherence In Schizophrenia

COMPUTER-BASED BRIEF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVENTION FORMEDICATION ADHERENCE IN SCHIZOPHRENIAbyROBERT G. KENDERMay 2010Advisors: Dr. Steven Ondersma & Dr. Emily GrekinMajor: PsychologyDegree: Doctor of PhilosophyDespite the documented efficacy of medication treatments for individualssuffering from schizophrenia, many individuals suffering from this disorder are...

Brief In-patient Family Intervention in Mental Retardation

A novel programme of intervention - brief inpatient family intervention - was formulated to impart the training skills to the parents of mentally retarded children to optimise the development of their retarded child. During the period of this study. 106 mentally retarded children with different socio-demographic backgrounds and degrees of handicap participated in this programme, with encouragin...

[Meta-analysis of clinical trials on family intervention in schizophrenia].

The present study aimed to assess the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral family interventions by relatives of schizophrenic patients under community care, specifically targeting relapse and family burden as outcomes. Independent researchers conducted the analyses of the pertinence and quality of trials identified through a search strategy, following a previously developed protocol. Eleven randomi...

Early Intervention Programs For Schizophrenia

Moderators of outcome in a brief family-centered intervention for preventing early problem behavior.

This study investigated moderators of change in an empirically supported family-centered intervention (the Family Check-Up) for problem behavior in early childhood. Participants were 731 2- to 3-year-olds (49% girls; 28% African American, 50% European American, 13% biracial) from low-income families and had been screened for risk of family stress and early-onset problem behavior. They were rand...