Culturally Adapted Psychosocial Interventions for Schizophrenia: A Review

Maura, Jessica; Mamani, Amy Weisman de

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“…Consequently, families seek help from traditional healers because they believe that they can treat the spiritual cause by applying religious practices such as exorcism, or miraculous healing [34]. Therefore, some studies strongly recommend incorporating discussion sessions about spiritual factors and cultural-specific belief systems in psychoeducation [22]. However, this may not be sufficient in the Arab world because traditional explanatory models continue to exert a strong influence on help-seeking behaviour.…”

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Psychosocial family interventions for relatives of people living with psychotic disorders in the Arab world: systematic review

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Background: Family interventions in schizophrenia are evidence based and have been adapted to different cultural settings to improve their effectiveness and acceptability. The Arab world has a unique set of socio-cultural norms and values that cannot be ignored when developing or implementing such interventions. There is a lack of research on the feasibility of delivering family interventions for schizophrenia in the Arab region. The aim of this review is to synthesise the available evidence about culturally-adapted psychosocial family interventions in the Arab world. The review identifies the content and characteristics of these interventions, determines the strategies used to adapt them to Arab culture successfully, assesses the feasibility and acceptability of the interventions, and evaluates the effectiveness of these interventions for service users and their families. Method: Five electronic databases were searched including MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO and EMBASE for articles written in Arabic and English from inception to August 2019. Data were extracted and synthesised narratively. Results: Six studies were retrieved from the search: three randomised control studies, two non-randomised studies and one qualitative study. There is limited evidence about culturally-adapted family interventions in the Arab region. However, the cultural adaptation process was comprehensive, and the implementation was reported to be feasible and acceptable. The methodological quality of the included studies was generally poor, so there is a risk of underestimating the effect size of the interventions due to lack of rigour and the presence of bias. Conclusion: The present review provides the foundation for future work regarding family interventions in the Arab world, and confirms the feasibility of implementing such interventions with some modifications. Furthermore, the data suggests that any family-oriented intervention for schizophrenia is likely to be better than standard care in improving the outcome for patients and their families.

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“…Recently, researchers have shown an increased interest in culturally adapting family interventions to different cultures to improve the acceptability and effectiveness of the treatment [12,[18][19][20][21][22][23]. These studies have shown that there are optimal benefits when interventions are tailored to a specific culture.…”

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“…However, these practices will not treat the mental illness, and the patient will still suffer. Therefore, some studies strongly recommended incorporating discussion sessions about spiritual factors and cultural-specific belief system in the psychoeducation (22).…”

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“…Recently, researchers have shown an increased interest in culturally adapting family interventions to different cultures to improve the acceptability and effectiveness of the treatment (12,(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23). These studies have shown that there are optimal benefits when interventions are tailored for a specific culture.…”

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Psychosocial Family Interventions for Relatives of People Living with Psychotic Disorders in the Arab World: Systematic Review

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Aim and objectives: To synthesise the available evidence about culturally-adapted psychosocial family interventions in the Arab world. The review identifies the content and characteristics of these interventions, determines the strategies used to adapt them to the Arab culture successfully, assesses the feasibility and acceptability of the interventions, and evaluates the effectiveness of these interventions for service users and their families. Background: Family interventions in schizophrenia are evidence-based and have been adapted to different cultures to improve their effectiveness and acceptability in different settings. The Arab world has a unique set of sociocultural norms and values that cannot be ignored when developing or implementing such interventions. There is a lack of research on the feasibility of delivering family interventions for schizophrenia in the Arab region. Design: A systematic review Method: Five electronic databases were searched including MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO and EMBASE for articles written in Arabic and English from inception to August 2019. Data were extracted and synthesised narratively. Result: Five studies were retrieved from the search: two randomized control studies, two non-randomized studies and one qualitative study. There is a paucity of evidence about culturally- adapted family interventions in the Arab region. However, the cultural adaptation process was comprehensive, and the implementation was feasible and acceptable. The methodological quality of the included studies was generally poor, so there is a risk of overestimating the effect of the interventions due to lack of rigour and the presence of bias. Conclusion: The present review provided the foundation for future work about family interventions in the Arab world, and confirmed the feasibility of implementing such interventions in the Arab world with minor modifications. Furthermore, the data suggested that any alternative family-oriented intervention for schizophrenia is likely to be better than standard care in improving the outcome for patients and their families.

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“…Recently, researchers have shown an increased interest in culturally adapting family interventions to different cultures to improve the acceptability and effectiveness of the treatment (7,(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18). These studies have shown that there is optimal benefit when interventions are tailored for a specific culture.…”

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Psychosocial Family Interventions for Relatives of People Living with Schizophrenia in the Arab World: Systematic Review

Sawafi

Lovell

Renwick

et al. 2020

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Aim and objectives To synthesise the available evidence about culturally-adapted psychosocial family interventions in the Arab world. The review identifies the content and characteristics of these interventions, determines the strategies used to successfully adapt them to the Arab culture, assesses the feasibility and acceptability of the interventions, and evaluates the effectiveness of these interventions for service users and their families. Background Family interventions in schizophrenia are evidence based and have been adapted to different cultures to improve their effectiveness and acceptability in different settings. The Arab world has a unique set of sociocultural norms and values that cannot be ignored when developing or implementing such interventions. There is a lack of research on the feasibility of delivering family interventions for schizophrenia in the Arab region. Design: systematic review Method Five electronic databases were searched including MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO and EMBASE for articles written in Arabic and English from inception to 2019. Data were extracted and synthesised narratively. Result Five studies were retrieved from the search: two randomized control studies, two non-randomized studies and one qualitative study. There is a paucity of evidence about culturally- adapted family interventions in the Arab region. However, the cultural adaptation process was comprehensive and the implementation was feasible and acceptable. The methodological quality of the included studies was generally poor, so there is a risk of overestimating the effect of the interventions due to lack of rigour and the presence of bias. Conclusion The present review provides the foundation for future work about family interventions in the Arab world. The content and characteristics of the interventions were identified but the effectiveness cannot be determined because of the poor methodological quality. The adaptation process was comprehensive but rigor in testing adapted interventions is largely absent.

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Culturally Adapted Psychosocial Interventions for Schizophrenia: A Review

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Psychosocial family interventions for relatives of people living with psychotic disorders in the Arab world: systematic review

Psychosocial family interventions for relatives of people living with psychotic disorders in the Arab world: systematic review

Psychosocial Family Interventions for Relatives of People Living with Psychotic Disorders in the Arab World: Systematic Review

Psychosocial Family Interventions for Relatives of People Living with Schizophrenia in the Arab World: Systematic Review

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