BACKGROUND This multicenter, cluster-randomized, nonblinded study evaluated the effect of parental psychoeducation on medication persistence among children and adolescents with newly diagnosed attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS Patients received standard medication alone or medication plus a parental psychoeducation program, and were followed for 12 months. The primary e...

There is a continued need to improve upon the efficacy and availability of treatments for anorexia nervosa. Family-based therapy for anorexia nervosa demonstrates strong empirical evidence; however, trained treatment providers are limited and a subsample of participants receiving the treatment fail to respond. The intensive family treatment program is a brief, time-limited, multi-family program...

Introduction: Quality of life and dependency are two important issues in elderly population. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the elderly psychoeducation on their quality of life and dependency in a day care center in Iran.   Methods: A pre-post interventional design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of a psychoeducation program on a convenient sample of...

BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis) are chronic disorders that affect the quality of life of the patients and their families. The mental state is connected with the physical one. Psychotherapy resulted in the improvement of psychological outcomes in IBD METHOD: Psychoeducation group for adolescents and their parents or caregivers was prepared. Pre-sele...

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...