Trial reportJournal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43)2014
A randomized clinical trial to test the efficacy of a family-focused, culturally informed therapy for schizophrenia.
Trial report in Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- Family-based interventions versus standard care for people with schizophrenia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Pathways Through Early Psychosis Care for U.S. Youths From Ethnically and Racially Minoritized Groups: A Systematic Review.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2023Pooled it
- Psychosocial family interventions for relatives of people living with psychotic disorders in the Arab world: systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- Different communication strategies for disclosing a diagnosis of schizophrenia and related disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Effects of a Multifamily App-Enhanced Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Delivered via Telehealth for Parents of Adolescents With Mood or Psychotic Spectrum Disorders.Behavior therapy · 2025Trial
- The effect of a culturally informed therapy on self-conscious emotions and burden in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia: A randomized clinical trial.Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.) · 2016Trial
- Navigating Adversity: Ethnoracial Discrimination, Family Support, and Psychotic Symptom Severity in US Latinx People with First Episode Psychosis.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Synergistic pathways to psychosis: understanding developmental risk and resilience factors.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Review
- The impact of familial involvement on dropout in a culturally informed group therapy for people diagnosed with 'schizophrenia'.Psychosis · 2024Article
- From Womb to Neighborhood: A Racial Analysis of Social Determinants of Psychosis in the United States.The American journal of psychiatry · 2021Review
- Advancing mental health equality: a mapping review of interventions, economic evaluations and barriers and facilitators.Systematic reviews · 2020Review
- Treating Schizophrenia: Open Conversations and Stronger Relationships Through Psychoeducation and Shared Decision-Making.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Ethnic minority inequalities in access to treatments for schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders: findings from a nationally representative cross-sectional study.BMC medicine · 2018Article
- The mediating effect of family cohesion in reducing patient symptoms and family distress in a culturally informed family therapy for schizophrenia: A parallel-process latent-growth model.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2018Article
- Mental Health Disparities, Treatment Engagement, and Attrition Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities with Severe Mental Illness: A Review.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2017Review
- Risk and Protective Factors, Perceptions of Family Environment, Ethnicity, and Schizophrenia Symptoms.The Journal of nervous and mental disease · 2016Article
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Research strongly suggests that family interventions can benefit patients with schizophrenia, yet current interventions often fail to consider the cultural context and spiritual practices that may make them more effective and relevant to ethnic minority populations. We have developed a family focused, culturally informed treatment for schizophrenia (CIT-S) patients and their caregivers to address this gap. Sixty-nine families were randomized to either 15 sessions of CIT-S or to a 3-session psychoeducation (PSY-ED) control condition. Forty-six families (66.7%) completed the study. The primary aim was to test whether CIT-S would outperform PSY-ED in reducing posttreatment symptom severity (controlling for baseline symptoms) on the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale. Secondary analyses were conducted to test whether treatment efficacy would be moderated by ethnicity and whether patient-therapist ethnic match would relate to efficacy and patient satisfaction with treatment. Patients included 40 Hispanic/Latinos, 14 Whites, 11 Blacks, and 4 patients who identified as "other." In line with expectations, results from an ANCOVA indicated that patients assigned to the CIT-S condition had significantly less severe psychiatric symptoms at treatment termination than did patients assigned to the PSY-ED condition. Patient ethnicity and patient-therapist ethnic match (vs. mismatch) did not relate to treatment efficacy or satisfaction with the intervention. Results suggest that schizophrenia may respond to culturally informed psychosocial interventions. The treatment appears to work equally well for Whites and minorities alike. Follow-up research with a matched length control condition is needed. Further investigation is also needed to pinpoint specific mechanisms of change.
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