A psychoeducational and support group for obsessive-compulsive disorder patients and their significant others

Family Approaches to Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

“…Recently, several reports have outlined psycho-educational foci for time-limited family support groups, including sessions on diagnosis, assessment, theories of OCD, behavioral treatment including exposure and stopping rituals, medications and prevention of relapse. 11,18,36 Psycho-educational group goals included improving self-esteem, sharing feelings and experiences, accepting patients' realistic limitations, and learning strategies for coping with OCD symptoms. The use of co-leaders to respond adequately to the emotional needs of group members was encouraged.…”

Multifamily Psycho educational Intervention (MPI) for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a pilot study

“…Diverse ricerche, inoltre, hanno evidenziato i benefici di gruppi psicoeducazionali e di supporto di durata limitata che coinvolgano pazienti e familiari insieme (Black & Blum, 1992;Tynes et al, 1992) o soltanto i familiari (Cooper, 1993), con sessioni informative su\Y assessment, la diagnosi, le teorie eziopatogenetiche del DOC, le terapie farmacologiche e psicoterapiche e la prevenzione delle ricadute. Gli interventi psicoeducazionali, sia nella forma individuale sia in quella di gruppo, hanno l'obiettivo di ridurre il diretto coinvolgimento dei familiari nei rituali e di alleviare il carico assistenziale.…”

“…La struttura e il contenuto di ogni incontro sono stati discussi dagli autori del presente lavoro nella fase di messa a punto dello studio sulla base della revisione dei lavori finora proposti in letteratura che descrivono interventi psicoeducazionali con pazienti DOC o con i loro familiari (Black & Blum, 1992;Tynes et al, 1992;Cooper, 1993;Maina et al, 2005).…”

Family Responses and Multifamily Behavioral Treatment for Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder

“…Family psychoeducational groups have been employed for OCD (e.g., Tynes, Salins, Skiba, & Winstead, 1992;Black & Blum, 1992;Cooper, 1993), but their effects have not been examined. A few studies have examined spouse and family involvement in behavioral treatment by providing assistance with exposure and response prevention (ERP).…”