Psychoeducation for siblings of people with severe mental illness

Sin, J., Jordan, C. D., Barley, E. A., Henderson, C., Norman, I. and Whitehead, L. (2017) Psychoeducation for siblings of people with severe mental illness. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 38 (3). pp. 283-284. ISSN 0161-2840 doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010540.pub2

Abstract/Summary

Many people with severe mental illness (SMI) have siblings. Siblings are often both natural agents to promote service users’ recovery and vulnerable to mental ill health due to the negative impact of psychosis within the family. Despite a wealth of research evidence supporting the effectiveness of psychoeducation for service users with SMI and their family members, in reducing relapse and promoting compliance with treatment, siblings remain relatively invisible in clinical service settings as well as in research studies. If psychoeducational interventions target siblings and improve siblings' knowledge, coping with caring and overall wellbeing, they could potentially provide a cost-effective option for supporting siblings with resulting benefits for service users' outcomes.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/70340
Identification Number/DOI	10.1002/14651858.CD010540.pub2
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Psychopathology and Affective Neuroscience
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
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