Frankhauser Adeline
Santé mentale et communautés, 136, rue Louis-Becker, 69100 Villeurbanne, France.
Soins Psychiatr. 2016 May-Jun(304):12-7. doi: 10.1016/j.spsy.2016.03.002.
The role of the families of persons with severe psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia in particular) in the care of their relatives has recently evolved: once seen as pathogenic to be kept at a distance, the family is now recognised by professionals as a partner in the care process. The links between families and psychiatric institutions remain complex and marked by ambivalence and paradoxes.