Highlights
- •Relapses remain a challenge in the care of individuals with psychotic disorders;
- •Few qualitative studies were conducted on psychotic relapse;
- •Qualitative studies help to understand more deeply the phenomenon of relapses;
- •Our study explored the perceptions of patients and their families about psychotic relapses.
Abstract
This qualitative study was carried out with 10 dyads of patients-family members to
explore their perception about psychotic relapses. Data were collected through a semi-structured
interview from April to August 2019, in Brazil, and analyzed using the thematic analysis
proposed by Braun & Clark. Four main themes emerged from the interviews: (1) defining
and describing the psychotic relapses; (2) risk factors for psychotic relapse; (3)
protective factors for psychotic relapse; and (4) early warning signs: identification
of an episode of psychotic relapse. Exploring the perception of patients with psychotic
disorders and their families about relapse is fundamental for the development of relapse
risk assessment tools and to guide further research on this topic.
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Publication history
Published online: September 27, 2022
Accepted:
September 19,
2022
Received in revised form:
September 13,
2022
Received:
August 20,
2021
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