TY - JOUR
T1 - Multi-family treatment for patients with persistent auditory hallucinations and their relatives
T2 - a pilot study
AU - Jenner, JA
AU - van de Willige, G
AU - Wiersma, D
PY - 2006/2
Y1 - 2006/2
N2 - Objective: To test feasibility and effectiveness of multi-family treatment (MFT) for patients with persistent auditory hallucinations.Method: A naturalistic pilot study with 6-month follow-up of 12 patients and 10 relatives. Pre- and post-treatment assessment concerned compliance, satisfaction, subjective burden, and control of voices, psychopathology, quality of life, social functioning and burden on the family.Results: Significant improvements were found in all domains. Compliance and satisfaction with treatment were satisfactory. Self-help contacts outside treatment sessions increased over time.Conclusion: MFT may be considered a potentially effective form of additional treatment for refractory voice hearers.
AB - Objective: To test feasibility and effectiveness of multi-family treatment (MFT) for patients with persistent auditory hallucinations.Method: A naturalistic pilot study with 6-month follow-up of 12 patients and 10 relatives. Pre- and post-treatment assessment concerned compliance, satisfaction, subjective burden, and control of voices, psychopathology, quality of life, social functioning and burden on the family.Results: Significant improvements were found in all domains. Compliance and satisfaction with treatment were satisfactory. Self-help contacts outside treatment sessions increased over time.Conclusion: MFT may be considered a potentially effective form of additional treatment for refractory voice hearers.
KW - auditory hallucination
KW - (multi)family treatment
KW - cognitive-behavioral therapy
KW - schizophrenia
KW - compliance
KW - social functioning
KW - burden on the family
KW - MULTIPLE-FAMILY GROUPS
KW - QUALITY-OF-LIFE
KW - FOCUSED INTEGRATIVE TREATMENT
KW - COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOR THERAPY
KW - SCHIZOPHRENIA
KW - VOICES
KW - TRIAL
U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2005.00656.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2005.00656.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0001-690X
VL - 113
SP - 154
EP - 158
JO - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
IS - 2
ER -