Efficacy of a support group intervention on psychopathological characteristics among caregivers of psychotic patients

Manolis Mentis, Lambros Messinis, Evagelia Kotrotsiou, Nikiforos V Angelopoulos, Christos Marneras, Panagiotis Papathanasopoulos and Euthymios Dardiotis

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2015, vol. 61, issue 4, 373-378

Abstract: Background: Families of individuals with psychotic disorders are playing a major role in the care of their relatives, but report poorer physical competence, elevated symptoms of psychological distress and more psychopathological characteristics. Aim: To compare psychopathological characteristics demonstrated by caregivers of psychotic patients in Greece who participated in support groups organized by non-governmental mental health organizations (NGOMH) compared to caregivers who did not. Methods: Participants were caregivers of a psychotic patient assigned to either the intervention group ( n  = 165) or the non-intervention group ( n  = 345) according to specific criteria. Participants were assessed for psychopathological characteristics through clinical interviews and with the Symptom Checklist 90 –Revised (SCL-90-R). Results: Participants who did not take part in the support groups had higher levels of psychopathological characteristics on the dimensions of interpersonal sensitivity ( t  = −2.065, p  = .003), depression ( t  = 1.043, p  = .007), anxiety ( t  = 1.001, p  = .010), hostility ( t  = −4.345, p  

Keywords: Caregivers; psychotic; patients; support groups; non-governmental mental health organizations; Symptom Checklist 90–Revised (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764014547075

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