Background: Children with Mental retardation have intellectual limitations which cause dependency. The limitation of mentally retarded children becomes a stressor for the family which can affect the family's ability to provide care. So that adaptive coping is needed, so families can provide optimal care. Family psychoeducation is a way that can optimize family coping. Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of family psychoeducation on coping in treating children with mental retardation. Methods: The design of this study was quasi experimental pre-post test with control group of family psychoeducation intervention. The family population who had mental retardation children in Jombang was 277. While the sample was taken using a simple random sampling technique as many as 140 families with a distribution of 70 families as the control group and 70 families as the treatment group. The independent variable was family psychoeducation and the dependent variable was family coping in treating children with mental retardation. This study used the Wilcoxon statistical test in the treatment group 0.001 which followed by a Mann Whitney difference test which showed the results of ρ value (0.000) <α (0.05). Result: The results showed that there was an effect of family psychoeducation on family coping in treating children with mental retardation. Family psychoeducation provided information through a psychological approach to the care of children. Conclusion/implication: Families are expected not only understand the care of children with mental retardation but also improve family coping mechanisms so that psychosocial problems in the family are resolved properly.

Families who treat patients with chronic illnesses or mental disorders are felt as a financial and emotional burden, in addition to the lack of information to the family about the illness experienced by patients causing increased levels of family anxiety. The purpose of this study is to explain the influence of family psychoeducation on anxiety levels in caring for family members with chronic diseases and mental disorders. Research design used literature review. Journal search strategies are carried out at ProQuest, Google Scholar, Science Direct. The journal reviewed was a study of the effect of family psychoeducation on anxiety levels in caring for family members of chronic illness and mental disorders that were restricted to the past 10 years (2011-2020). A total of 516 journals that have been found are adjusted to the keywords which are then screened based on predetermined criteria. There were 11 journals that met the inclusion criteria that have been set and then conducted a review, consisting of 8 national journals and 3 international journals. From a review of journals that have been done, family psychoeducation has an effect in reducing family anxiety. Effective family psychoeducation to reduce anxiety is a psychoeducation carried out in 5 sessions, because the goals of each session can be achieved. it is expected that community psychiatric nurses are active in providing. psychoeducation therapy to families, especially with patients with chronic illnesses and mental disorders so that they can improve adaptive coping independently, and reduce anxiety in the care of sick family members.