Application of Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-G) to Family Members Caring for Patients With Schizophrenia (IPT-G)
Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Family Caregivers
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Interpersonal Psychotherapy focused on measuring Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Schizophrenia, Caregiver Burden, Social Support, Social Stigma, Treatment Adherence and Compliance, Expressed Emotion
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Be between the ages of 18-65 Being able to speak and understand fluent Turkish, Being the primary caregiver of a family member with one of the Schizophrenic Disorders and Psychotic Disorders, Caring for a family member with Schizophrenia and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder for at least 6 months. Both the caregiver and the patient voluntarily agree to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Having a dismissive attachment style (to be evaluated by the researcher), Having antisocial personality traits (to be evaluated by the researcher), Having narcissistic personality traits (to be evaluated by the researcher), Having active suicidal ideation (to be evaluated by the investigator). Removal criteria: Not attending more than two sessions of the 7-session intensive/group phase Failure to comply with the norms and rules of group therapy (continuity, confidentiality, respectful communication, interaction with group members, participation)
Sites / Locations
- Faculty of Health SciencesRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Psychotherapy
Group psychotherapy will be applied to a single intervention group.