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Stress reduction in the social environment of schizophrenic patients
Author(s) -
Leff Julian
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1994.tb05902.x
Subject(s) - stressor , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychological intervention , stress reduction , psychology , intervention (counseling) , social stress , social functioning , psychiatry , social support , expressed emotion , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , medicine , distress
Patients with schizophrenia are sensitive to short term social stressors in the form of life events, and the long term stress of living with high Expressed Emotion (EE) relatives. A number of family interventions have been evaluated in controlled trials. A comparison of successful and unsuccessful interventions indicates the optimal type of intervention for patients in high EE environments.