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The Effect of Psychoeducational Interventions on Illness Management in Families of Schizophrenic Patients

Objective: Educating families and caregivers of schizophrenic patients on controlling and managing the disorder, has found particular importance in clinical psychology. The present study aims to examine the effect of Psychoeducational interventions on illness management in families of schizophrenic patients. Methods: The present study is a quasi-experimental research with pretes...

Effectiveness of Illness Management Program on Positive/Negative Symptoms, and Insight of Schizophrenic Patients

Background: Schizophrenia is a chronic disorder with positive and negative symptoms, and insight is involved in its prognosis. Illness management is considered a skill and strategy for patients with some mental disorders. Objectives: We aimed to investigate the illness management effectiveness on the positive and negative symptoms and insight in schizophrenic patients. Materials & Methods:...

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One-carbon metabolism in psychiatric illness.

The cost of psychiatric illness to the UK economy was recently estimated at pound77 billion annually. Despite years of research no firm aetiological explanation exists, and with no physiological or biochemical markers diagnosis is made entirely on a behavioural basis. All current pharmacological therapies are associated with serious long-term side effects. Substantial evidence supports the invo...

the effect of psychoeducational interventions on illness management in families of schizophrenic patients

objective: educating families and caregivers of schizophrenic patients on controlling and managing the disorder, has found particular importance in clinical psychology. the present study aims to examine the effect of psychoeducational interventions on illness management in families of schizophrenic patients. methods: the present study is a quasi-experimental research with pretest-posttest desig...