How can psychoeducation help in the treatment of mental disorders?

Oliveira, Clarissa Tochetto de; Dias, Ana Cristina Garcia

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“…The program also provided therapeutic counseling and training that improved patients’ understanding of their problem, which helped them create a positive attitude about getting care. A negative help-seeking attitude toward treatment, on the other hand, might result in negative perceptions that can cause treatment avoidance and discontinuation ( 77 ).…”

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Attitude towards mental help-seeking, motivation, and economic resources in connection with positive, negative, and general psychopathological symptoms of schizophrenia: a pilot study of a psychoeducation program

Abbas,

Baig,

Sadiq

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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IntroductionSchizophrenia is typically treated with medication as the first approach, but additional strategies are necessary to enhance the effectiveness of this treatment for better outcomes. However, it is crucial to explore methods, alongside medication, that promote a positive attitude towards seeking mental health support and alleviate symptom severity among non-institutionalized individuals of different age groups in Pakistan. Thus, this pilot study aimed to utilize a psychoeducation program to enhance patients’ motivation and attitudes toward seeking treatment, decrease symptom severity, and investigate the role of financial factors in their illness journey.MethodsIn this preliminary investigation, our focus was on individuals who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and were receiving treatment from various hospitals and primary care clinics. Following a thorough screening process, 255 participants met the eligibility criteria, and 220 completed the psychoeducation program. The study included both male and female participants, with 143 (56.08%) being men and 112 (43.82%) being women. Regarding marital status, 123 (48.24%) were single, 98 (38.43%) were married, and 34 (13.33%) were divorced widowers or widows. The age range of the respondents varied from 18 to 52 years, with a mean age of 35.45 and a standard deviation of 10.27.ResultsThe results indicated a decrease in symptom severity following a 16-week psychoeducation program. The psychoeducation program significantly reduced the positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and general psychopathological symptoms among patients. Similarly, significant improvement was observed in patients’ motivation toward treatment and they actively participated in treatment after getting psychoeducation about the treatment. Similarly, after the psychoeducation program significant improvement was seen in patients’ attitudes towards help-seeking and perceived mental health functioning.ConclusionIn summary, the findings suggest that our psychoeducation program has the potential to positively impact the motivation and help-seeking attitudes of schizophrenia patients towards treatment. Moreover, there is a need for further exploration of psychoeducation programs for schizophrenia, particularly in countries facing economic challenges. This study paves the way for the development of an indigenous psychoeducation program tailored to Pakistani schizophrenia patients, with potential applicability for Urdu-speaking individuals.Clinical Trial Registrationhttps://www.thaiclinicaltrials.org/show/TCTR20210208003, identifier TCTR20210208003.

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Attitude towards mental help-seeking, motivation, and economic resources in connection with positive, negative, and general psychopathological symptoms of schizophrenia: a pilot study of a psychoeducation program

Abbas,

Baig,

Sadiq

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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Mental health–specific knowledge in participants with and without sleep or social competence deficits: Factors influencing knowledge gain through psychoeducation in e-mental health interventions (Preprint)

Borsutzky,

Gehlenborg,

Rolvien

et al. 2024

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BACKGROUND One in eight people worldwide experiences mental health disorders, with depression and anxiety being the most common. E-mental health programs are gaining momentum in modern mental health care. OBJECTIVE The study aimed to investigate factors influencing knowledge gain in low-threshold e-mental health programs focusing on sleep and social competence. Specifically, it examined how different media formats (text vs. video), topics, and presentation sequences (e.g., video-text vs. text-text) affected knowledge gain. Additionally, it assessed whether participants with deficits in sleep and/or social competence had knowledge gaps that could be addressed through targeted psychoeducation. The study also explored if knowledge gain resulted in increased certainty in correct judgments and reduced overconfidence in incorrect ones. METHODS An exploratory online study with 158 participants classified them into groups based on self-reported deficits in sleep/social competence. Participants initially took a knowledge test on sleep and social competence, including questions about their certainty in their answers. They were randomized into nine conditions, receiving video- or text-based information on sleep and social competence, with a sequence of media presentation varying by group. After the intervention, participants retook the knowledge test to measure knowledge gain. RESULTS No significant differences were found among the nine conditions, indicating that the medium (video vs. text), topic (sleep, social competence), or sequence had minimal influence on knowledge gain. Participants with self-reported deficits showed lower prior knowledge and greater knowledge gain after the psychoeducation compared to those without deficits. Knowledge gain was associated with increased certainty in correct responses, while confidence in incorrect responses remained unchanged. CONCLUSIONS Overall, individuals with self-reported sleep or social competence deficits can enhance their knowledge through psychoeducation, regardless of the type and order of the media used. CLINICALTRIAL Ethical approval was obtained from the local ethics committee of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (Germany, approval number: LPEK-0399),

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DOR CRÔNICA E TCC: Intervenção grupal de psicoeducação em reabilitação

Oliveira

2024

Psicodebate

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CP considered a challenge for the public health system. It includes biopsychosocial factors, leads to resistance and non-adherence to treatments. Studies with scientific evidence of greater effectiveness are based on psychoeducation based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This article presents a proposal for group intervention formulated through a construct, with a methodological basis in the integrative review, articulating different scientific articles found in the Scielo, Lilacs and Google Scholar databases, between the years 2020 and 2024. The intervention considers concepts, origin, classification, processes, benefits and practices already carried out, and their applicability in CER-IV. It includes multi-professional exchange, promoting a range of strategies for empowering individuals and their active participation in their rehabilitation process. Articulated and dynamic therapeutic behaviors, with team involvement, giving users a leading role promote more effective results.

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How can psychoeducation help in the treatment of mental disorders?

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Attitude towards mental help-seeking, motivation, and economic resources in connection with positive, negative, and general psychopathological symptoms of schizophrenia: a pilot study of a psychoeducation program

Attitude towards mental help-seeking, motivation, and economic resources in connection with positive, negative, and general psychopathological symptoms of schizophrenia: a pilot study of a psychoeducation program

Mental health–specific knowledge in participants with and without sleep or social competence deficits: Factors influencing knowledge gain through psychoeducation in e-mental health interventions (Preprint)

DOR CRÔNICA E TCC: Intervenção grupal de psicoeducação em reabilitação

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