A Systematic Review Exploring the Relationship Between Family Factors and Symptom Severity, Relapse and Social or Occupational Functioning in First-Episode Psychosis.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Research on family functioning in psychosis has typically focused on specific family-related factors and their impact on symptomatology, finding strong associations between high expressed emotion and poor outcomes, especially in those with long-term illness. The objective of this review is to examine the impact of a broad range of family-related factors and their relationship with clinical, social, occupational and relational outcomes in first-episode psychosis (FEP).

Method

A systematic search of databases PsycInfo, Pubmed, Embase and CINHAL between 1990 and August 2023 was completed. In total, 1408 articles were screened, and study quality was assessed using the JBI critical appraisal checklists for analytical cross-sectional studies and cohort studies. A narrative sy

SUBMITTER: Keegan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11904263 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature