Research & publications
Guides and reviews
Best Mental Health Practices for
Vulnerable Populations
The Washington State Department of Social & Health Services,
Mental Health Division, contracted with WIMHRT to create a
"Resource Guide and Literature Review for Best and Promising
Mental Health Practices" for special populations. This site
presents these findings and serves as a resource to families and
professionals.
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Articles
Dennis Dyck, Robert
Short, & Peter Vitaliano. (1999). Predictors of Burden and
Infectious Illness in Schizophrenia Caregivers. Psychosomatic
Medicine, 61(4), 411-419. (PDF)
Dennis Dyck, Robert
Short, Mike Hendryx, Diane Norell, Mike Myers, et al. (2000).
Management of Negative Symptoms Among Patients With Schizophrenia
Attending Multiple-Family Groups, Psychiatric Services,
51(4), 513-519. (PDF)
Dennis Dyck, Michael
Hendryx, Robert Short, et al. (2002). Service Use Among
Patients with Schizophrenia in Psychoeducational Multiple-Family
Group Treatment, Psychiatric Services, 53(6), 749-754.
(PDF)
Michael McDonell,
Robert Short, Christopher Berry, et al. (2003). Burden in
Schizophrenia Caregivers: Impact of Family Psychoeducation and
Awareness of Patient Suicidality, Family Process, 42(1),
91-103. (PDF)
Michael McDonell, &
Dennis Dyck. (2004). Multiple-Family Group Treatment as an
Effective Intervention for Children with Psychological Disorders,
Clinical Psychology Review, 24(6), 685-706. (PDF)
Nicholas Hazel, Michael
McDonell, Robert Short, et al. (2004). Impact of
Multiple-Family Groups for Outpatients with Schizophrenia on
Caregivers' Distress and Resources, Psychiatric
Services 55(1), 35-41. (PDF)
Michael McDonell,
Martina Rodgers, Robert Short, Diane Norell, Dennis Dyck, et
al. (2007). Clinician Integrity in Multiple Family Groups:
Psychometric Properties and Relationship with Schizophrenia Client
and Caregiver Outcomes, Cognitive Therapy and Research ,
31(6), 785-803. (PDF)
Martina Rodgers, Anne Strode, Diane Norell, Robert Short, Dennis
Dyck, et al. (2007). Adapting Multi-family Group Treatment for
Brain and Spinal Cord Injury: Intervention Development and
Preliminary Outcomes, American Journal of Physical Medicine
& Rehabilitation , 86(6) 482-492. (PDF)
Martina Rodgers,
Diane Norell, John Roll & Dennis Dyck. (2007). An Overview
of Mental Health Recovery, Primary Psychiatry , 14(12),
76-85. (PDF)
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Books
Norell, D.M., Dyck, D.G. (2007). Families As Partners
in Mental Health Care: A Guidebook for Implementing Family Work.
Examples in Effective Community Services and Training in Family
Psychoeducation. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: World
Federation for Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders.
Dyck, D.G., Norell, D.M., & Rodgers, M.L. (2007). Clinical
applications of multiple family groups to schizophrenia and other
disorders. In L. VandeCreek (Ed.), Innovations in
Clinical Practice: Focus on Group, Couples, and Family
Therapy . Dayton, OH: Professional Resource
Press/Professional Resource Exchange, Inc.
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Manuals
Spinal Cord Injury:
Multi-family Group Education Treatment Manual.
Traumatic Brain Injury:
Multi-family Group Treatment Manual.
Journey of Recovery: A program
curriculum adapted from the evidence based practice toolkit
"Illness Management and
Recovery.”
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Videos
WIMHRT Video Library . If you would like to view any of the videos, please contact the Institute.
