OBJECTIVE This study presents case-series data on a novel outpatient program that blends dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) with standard eating disorder (ED) interventions (i.e., food exposure, weight monitoring, cognitive modification, ED psychoeducation) for patients with complex and multidiagnostic ED presentations. METHOD Quantitative and qualitative data was collected on a sample of sev...

background & aim: families of patients with schizophrenia face with stigma as the most challenging psychosocial pressure; due to its negative consequences on mental health of family and important role of family in a treatment of these patients, it is considered as important mental health issues. comparing the effect of in our own voice-family with psychoeducation on stigma in the families of pa...

Medication Adherence and Psychoeducation Despite the effectiveness of psychopharmocological interventions in producing improved outcomes in schizophrenia, medication nonadherence occurs frequently (in up to 50% or more of cases) and for various reasons (123). A recent comprehensive review identified that the lack of awareness of illness was a key factor in medication nonadherence (124). Such la...

Persons with severe mental illnesses (SMI) often lack access to effective treatments. The authors describe the Implementing Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) Project, designed to increase access for people with SMI to empirically supported interventions. The EBP Project aims to improve access through development of standardized implementation packages, created in collaboration with different stak...

The current pilot study examined the roles of two cognitive factors - positive alcohol expectancies of social anxiety reduction and drink refusal self-efficacy relevant to social situations - in mediating greater reduction in alcohol behaviors by the Brief Intervention for Socially Anxious Drinkers (BISAD; n=21) compared to an alcohol psychoeducation (n=20) in a sample of college hazardous drin...

Relapse of psychotic symptoms in Schizophrenia occurs in up to 40% of patients within a year of being hospitalised. A relapse may be secondary to any individual factor or several factors acting concomitantly. Risk factors that can precipitate a relapse in Schizophrenia are: significant residual psychopathology, poor compliance to medication, poor insight, substance misuse, interactions with oth...

Insight into illness is often impaired in psychosis and associated with poor prognosis, yet little is known about how to improve insight. After an examination of the conceptual background of insight, we review the limited empirical studies of this topic. Six studies of psychoeducation are mixed, though suggesting a possible benefit, especially with individualized interventions. In 2 studies of ...

Although the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is high among those with severe mental illness, little is known about the use of interventions to lessen the burden of PTSD in this population. Currently, there are limited data about safe and effective interventions to treat these individuals. This systematic published work review presents the scientific published work reporting ...

BACKGROUND Because of their ability to reach a much wider audience than face-to-face counseling or psychoeducation, computer-delivered interventions for risky or potentially problematic use have been increasing on college campuses. However, there are very few studies that examine who benefits most from such interventions. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine if participation ...

The flash technique (FT) is a low-intensity individual or group intervention that appears to rapidly lessen the distress of disturbing and traumatic memories. This paper reports on safety effectiveness FT with 77 healthcare providers 98 psychotherapists impacted by working COVID-19 patients. One-hour webinars included 30 minutes psychoeducation two guided 15-minute interventions, focused partic...