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Counselling families of psychiatric patients

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This paper reports on a study of client families of a counselling service in Vienna, Austria, which serves relatives of persons suffering from a major mental illness, e.g. schizophrenia or manic-depressive conditions. The service is operated by the Austrian Association of Relatives and Friends of the Mentally Ill (‘Hilfe fuer psychisch Erkrankte — Vereinigung der Angehoerigen und Freunde.’), HPE for short.

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Simon, M.D. Counselling families of psychiatric patients. Int J Adv Counselling 12, 289–298 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00123257

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