PMID: 16613383Apr 15, 2006Paper

Follow-up group for schizophrenic patients using Clozapine and their relatives: the participants' perception

Revista brasileira de enfermagem
Ana Maria Sertori DurãoAdriana Inocenti Miasso

Abstract

This study described the views of Schizophrenic patients as well as those of their relatives concerning the group follow-up. The population consisted of 11 patients participating in the group and of 11 relatives who most often accompanied them to group meetings. Interviews, which were tape-recorded and fully transcribed, were used for data collection. The obtained results showed that the group consisted in a favorable space for talking and listening about the disease as well as to exchange experiences as it provided more security and self-esteem to the participants. In addition to improving the patients' relationships and providing therapeutic help to their relatives. Such results showed the need for a new way to view mentally ill patients in order to search for more adequate therapeutic attitudes which can act on life production.

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Aug 23, 2012·Revista brasileira de enfermagem·Renata Marques OliveiraAntônio Carlos Siqueira Júnior

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