<![CDATA[Schizophrenia is a psychiatric illness that causes the burden and maladaptive cop ing mechanism on the family. The burden and maladaptive coping mechanisms have an impact on the quality of family life and the ability of families to care for schizo phrenic patients. The purpose of this study was to prove the effect of supportive group therapy on the burden and coping mechanisms in caring for family members who suffer schizophrenia. The design of this research was a pretest-posttest quasi experimental study with control group design. The number of samples was 14 in the treatment group and 15 in the control group with purposive sampling. Variable of burden was measured with the zarit burden interview (ZBI) and the coping mecha nism was assessed by using brief COPE inventory (BCI). This supportive therapy]]>
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