TY - JOUR T1 - A cognitive behavioural family intervention reduced psychiatric morbidity in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 52 LP - 52 DO - 10.1136/ebn.4.2.52 VL - 4 IS - 2 A2 - , Y1 - 2001/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/4/2/52.abstract N2 - Marriott A, Donaldson C, Tarrier N, et al.Effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural family intervention in reducing the burden of care in carers of patients with Alzheimer's disease.Br J Psychiatry2000 Jun;176:557–62OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text QUESTION: Does a cognitive behavioural family intervention reduce psychological distress and depression in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease, and improve patient symptoms? Randomised (allocation concealed), blinded (outcome assessors), controlled trial with follow up at 3 months.Old age psychiatric service in 2 NHS trusts in Manchester, UK.42 patient-caregiver dyads. Patients (mean age 77 y, 71% women) had to meet DSM-III-R criteria for primary degenerative dementia of the Alzheimer type, and had to be living in the community with a caregiver who provided their main support. Caregivers (mean age 64 y, 69% women) had to have General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) scores ≥5, indicating psychiatric caseness. Follow up was 98%.14 patient-caregiver dyads were allocated … ER -