Two-year evaluation of a multifamily psychoeducational program (PROTEC) in the family burden and prognosis of bipolar patients

  • Barbeito, Sara (1)
  • Vega, Patricia
  • Ruiz de Azúa, Sonia
  • González-Ortega, Itxaso
  • Alberich, Susana
  • González-Pinto, Ana
Publication date
March 2022
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Journal
Revista de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental

Abstract

Introduction Bipolar disorder causes a significant burden on the lives of patients and their families. The family is one of the targets for therapeutic intervention, related to the prognosis in patients with bipolar disorder. Aim To assess the effectiveness of a multifamily psychoeducational program for people with bipolar disorder, in the family burden: objective and subjective and in the variables related to the course of the patients with bipolar disorder (symptoms, adherence, functionality, hospitalizations), comparing it with a control group (CG). Materials and methods A total of 148 relatives of bipolar patients and 148 bipolar patients were recruited. The sample was randomized (experimental group [EG] and CG) and with single...

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