Trial reportSchizophrenia bulletin2013
A randomized controlled trial of bibliotherapy for carers of young people with first-episode psychosis.
Trial report in Schizophrenia bulletin, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effects of a Nurse-led Psycho-education Program for People With First-onset Mental Illness in Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Effects of SPBB for Family Caregivers in Psychosis)
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Problem-solving Based Bibliotherapy Program for Family Caregivers of People With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Problem-solving Based Bibliotherapy Program for Family Caregivers of People With Psychotic Disorders
Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychosocial interventions for carers of people with severe mental and substance use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2023Pooled it
- Self-help Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Carers of People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2021Trial
- A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Caregiver-Facilitated Problem-Solving Based Self-Learning Program for Family Carers of People with Early Psychosis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Social problem solving in carers of young people with a first episode of psychosis: a randomized controlled trial.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2017Trial
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- A Randomized Controlled Trial of Clinician-Supported Problem-Solving Bibliotherapy for Family Caregivers of People With First-Episode Psychosis.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2016Trial
- Effectiveness of guided self-help in decreasing expressed emotion in family caregivers of people diagnosed with depression in Thailand: a randomised controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2015Trial
- Qualitative process evaluation of a problem-solving guided self-help manual for family carers of young people with first-episode psychosis.BMC psychiatry · 2014Trial
- Intervention Programmes for First-Episode Psychosis: A Scoping Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Review
- Moderated Online Social Therapy for Carers of Early Psychosis Clients in Real-World Settings: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mental health · 2023Article
- Family Experiences Prior to the Initiation of Care for First-Episode Psychosis: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.Journal of child and family studies · 2020Article
- Parents' Experience and Psychoeducation Needs When Supporting a Young Person Who Self-Harms.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- A study comparing the experiences of family and friends of young people with borderline personality disorder features with family and friends of young people with other serious illnesses and general population adults.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2020Article
- Barriers to recruiting and retaining psychosis carers: a case study on the lessons learned from the Caring for Caregivers (C4C) trial.BMC research notes · 2019Article
- Do Family Interventions Improve Outcomes in Early Psychosis? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2017Review
- Health beliefs and carer burden in first episode psychosis.BMC psychiatry · 2014Article
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Authors and funding
8 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Caring for young people with first-episode psychosis (FEP) is challenging and can adversely affect carer well-being, with limited evidence-based support materials available. We aimed to examine whether completion of a self-directed problem-solving bibliotherapy among carers of young people with FEP led to a better experience of caring, less distress and expressed emotion, and better general health than carers who only received treatment as usual (TAU). A randomized controlled trial was conducted across two early-intervention psychosis services in Melbourne, Australia. A total of 124 carers were randomized to problem-solving bibliotherapy intervention (PSBI) or TAU and assessed at baseline, 6-week and 16-week follow-up. Intent-to-treat analyses were carried out and indicated that recipients of PSBI had a more favorable experience of caring than those receiving TAU, and these effects were sustained at both follow-up time points. Across the other measures, both groups demonstrated improvements by week 16, although the PBSI group tended to improve earlier. The PSBI group experienced a greater reduction in negative emotional evaluations of the need to provide additional support to young people with FEP than the TAU group by week 6, while the level of psychological distress decreased at a greater rate from baseline to 6 weeks in the PSBI compared with the TAU group. These findings support the use of problem-solving bibliotherapy for first-time carers, particularly as a cost-effective adjunct to TAU.
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