Negative symptoms of schizophrenia are associated with poor functional outcome and place
a substantial burden on people with this disorder, their families, and health-care systems …

Family psychoeducation as a treatment for schizophrenia was developed 40 years ago
almost simultaneously and independently by investigators who at the time were not family …

The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With
Schizophrenia seeks to reduce these substantial psychosocial and public health …

Originally published in February 2004. This guideline is more than 5 years old and has not
yet been updated to ensure that it reflects current knowledge and practice. In accordance …

Abstract The Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) psychosocial
treatment recommendations provide a comprehensive summary of current evidence-based …

Background People with schizophrenia from families that express high levels of criticism,
hostility, or over involvement, have more frequent relapses than people with similar …

This paper describes psychoeducation and its applications for mental health and health
professions across system levels and in different contexts by reviewing the range of …

Negative symptoms, eg social withdrawal, reduced initiative, anhedonia and affective
flattening, are notoriously difficult to treat. In this review, we take stock of recent research into …

Among potential resources for people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) and their families,
professionally delivered family psychoeducation (FPE) is designed to engage, inform, and …

Family psychoeduction has emerged as a treatment of choice for schizophrenia, bipolar
disorder, major depression, and other disorders. More than 30 randomized clinical trials …