Family psycho-education for people with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders and their families

Subjective distress in a representative sample of outpatients with psychotic disorders

“…This coincides with the lack of family attendance at treatment predicting an unmet need. These findings reinforce the importance of family engagement, which is a positive aspect of Brazilian culture and has been recognised as a key component of treatment (Boyd et al, 1981;Harvey and O'Hanlon, 2013).…”

A randomized controlled clinical trial of a nurse-led structured psychosocial intervention program for people with first-onset mental illness in psychiatric outpatient clinics

“…The focus on improving familial relationships in a densely populated environment such as Hong Kong where many family members often live together in cramped conditions may have reduced stress in the home environment and therefore might contribute to an improvement in patients' symptoms and perceived quality of life over the follow-up. These findings are encouraging because although some previous studies have demonstrated reductions in the need for institutionalized care (Lenior et al, 2001), such a significant increase of quality of life has seldom been reported in previous research for people with chronic mental illness (Xia et al, 2011;Harvey and O'Hanlon, 2013).…”

Spotlight on Sibling Involvement in Schizophrenia Treatment

“…Part of psychoeducation, the most researched psychoso cial intervention for the treatment of psychosis (Harvey & O'Hanlon, 2013), needs to be teaching sibling caregivers how to limit their time with their ill brother or sister, to balance compassion with selfishness (Lashewicz, Lo, Mooney, & Khan, 2012). They need to look after themselves and their other family members and not allow selflessness to deteriorate into frustration and exhaustion.…”