influence of psychoeducation on familial functioning of patients with the first psychotic episode and level burden on the family
«Specialized Clinical Psychiatric Hospital № 1» of the Department of Healthcare of Krasnodarsky Krai. Moscow State Medico-Stomatological University; Krasnodarsky State Medical University. This investigation has been carried out based on SIH «Specialized Clinical Psychiatric Hospital № 1» of the Department of Healthcare of Krasnodarsky Krai in the period from 2002 till 2004. The paper is devoted to study of level of familial compound of social functioning of patients with the first psychotic episode (n=286), whose relatives in the period of catamnestic observation received psychoeducation. Group of comparison included patients whose relatives did not receive psychoeducation (control group - 100 persons). Level of familial compound of social functioning among patients whose relatives received psychoeducation was higher than in control group.