Μελέτη των ενδοοικογενειακών σχέσεων ατόμων με μείζονες ψυχικές διαταραχές στην αρχική φάση της νόσου
- Koutra, Aikaterini
- Κούτρα, Αικατερίνη
DOIAbstract
Background: The role of the family in the psychosocial rehabilitation of patients with severe psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is considered extremely important as family members are the major source of caregiving. Most of the research on family functioning has included primarily chronic patients and examined certain aspects of intrafamilial transactions, such as expressed emotion and family burden. Much less attention has been given to more diverse aspects of family functioning, focusing on cohesion, flexibility and communication of the members to the families of people with severe psychiatric disorders, particularly in the early stages of the illness, right after the onset of the first episode. The study ...