Editorial: Family Interventions in Psychosis Change Outcomes in Early Intervention Settings – How Much Does the Evidence Support This?

Frontiers in Psychology

Juliana Onwumere¹ 

关键词: early psychosis;    family intervention;    carers;    schizophrenia;    therapy;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00406

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

An episode of psychosis is likely to affect seven percent of the adult population (McGrath et al., 2016) and more than 21 million people worldwide are living with a diagnosis of schizophrenia (WHO, 2017), the most severe form of psychosis. Though, baseline rates of psychosis vary from one region to another, significantly higher rates are consistently reported for young people and black and minority ethnic populations (Jongsma et al., 2017). Decades of research confirm the impact of psychosis extends far beyond the individual who has the diagnosis. It can impact tremendously on the family unit and close social networks of the identified patient. Thus, much has been written of the adverse impact of psychosis and the caregiving role (e.g., burden) on carer well-being and functioning, and the implications for carer and patient outcomes (Kuipers et al., 2010; Gupta et al., 2015; Poon et al., 2016).

【 授权许可】

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