Family work with patients suffering from schizophrenia: the impact of training on psychiatric nurses' attitude and knowledge

The effectiveness of family work with patients suffering from schizophrenia is well established. However, so far working with families has been carried out by highly skilled research workers. It is argued that training should be carried out to disseminate skills so that family work can be carried ou...

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Published in:Journal of advanced nursing 1993-02, Vol.18 (2), p.233-237
Main Authors: Lam, D.H., Kuipers, L., Leff, J.P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitudes
Biological and medical sciences
Factors
Family Therapy
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health staff related problems. Vocational training
Humans
Medical sciences
Nursing
Pilot Projects
Psychiatric nurses
Psychiatric Nursing - education
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - nursing
Schizophrenia - therapy
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Training
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Summary:The effectiveness of family work with patients suffering from schizophrenia is well established. However, so far working with families has been carried out by highly skilled research workers. It is argued that training should be carried out to disseminate skills so that family work can be carried out routinely in clinical settings. This paper reports the impact of two pilot studies on psychiatric nurses. It was found that the trainees gained in knowledge about schizophrenia and schizophrenia family work. Furthermore, their attitudes and beliefs about schizophrenia and schizophrenia family work changed in the desired direction. The results suggest that it is possible to teach psychiatric nurses an effective model of family work for patients with schizophrenia.
ISSN:0309-2402
1365-2648
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2648.1993.18020233.x