Abstract This study aimed to investigate the narratives of bullying and expression self-compassion in statements written by adolescents as a possible coping strategy. Participated 162 from state northern Brazil. The data collected testimonials were categorized based on Bardin’s Content Analysis. instructions provided for preparing testimonies supported structuring four categories: 1) experience...

Most of the family-based interventions focus on assisting patients more than family caregivers. Family caregivers persons with schizophrenia require intervention that focuses their strengths solving problems for schizophrenia. Of 127 schizophrenia, 63 were in group and 64 control group. The 4 sessions held every other week. All participants assessed psychological well-being burden care at pre-i...

BACKGROUND Caregivers of relatives with Alzheimer's disease are highly stressed and at risk for physical and psychiatric conditions. Interventions are usually focused on providing caregivers with knowledge of dementia, skills, and/or support, to help them cope with the stress. This model, though true to a certain extent, ignores how caregiver stress is construed in the first place. Besides burd...

1. A client-led mutual support group for Chinese family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia is more effective and less costly to improve psychosocial functioning of families and patients’ functioning than family psychoeducation group and standard care, over a 1-year follow-up. 2. Mutual support can effectively improve family care of Chinese patients with schizophrenia in Hong Kong without...

PURPOSE The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate and synthesize the available evidence from the previous 20 years regarding the utility of psychological interventions in the management of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES). METHOD Studies were retrieved from MEDLINE via OvidSP and PsychINFO. Selection criteria included controlled and before-after non-controlled studies including ca...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article examines interventions aimed at improving psychological outcomes (e.g., caregiver burden, quality of life, anxiety, depression, perceived control, stress mastery, caregiver confidence and preparedness, and caregiver mastery) in family caregivers of patients with heart failure. RECENT FINDINGS Eight studies meeting the inclusion criteria were included in the revi...

BACKGROUND With an annual prevalence of 0.9-2.6%, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is very common in clinical practice across Europe. Despite the fact that evidence-based interventions have been developed, there is no evidence on their implementation in clinical practice and in national psychiatric training programmes. OBJECTIVE AND METHOD The Early Career Psychiatrists Committee of the E...

Men with prostate cancer are likely to have a long illness and experience psychological distress for which supportive care may be helpful. This systematic review describes the evidence for effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of supportive care for men with prostate cancer, taking into account treatment pathway and components of interventions. MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, CENTRAL, and Psychinfo wer...

BACKGROUND Psychoeducation programs have been shown in the last two decades to significantly improve the post-hospital discharge care of individuals with schizophrenia by demonstrated effects on rehospitalization rates, compliance with medication and knowledge. The benefits of psychoeducation can be sustained for up to seven years although most studies have not shown such enduring benefit. Psyc...

Intervention: Fluoxetine (10–40 mg/day) plus cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT); fluoxetine alone; CBT alone; or placebo. Participants receiving CBT took part in 15 one hour sessions with a therapist. Sessions included: psychoeducation about depression, goal setting, mood monitoring cognitive restructuring, social problem solving, and increasing pleasurable activities (week 1–6); tailored sess...