title: Psychoeducational multi-family group treatment with adolescents at high risk for developing psychosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In this study, we investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a 9-month psychoeducational multi-family group (PMFG) intervention for adolescents who are at ultra-high-risk (UHR) for developing psychosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The treatment programme was adapted from those previously shown to be effective in patients with established psychotic illness, but emphasizes content relevant to adolescence and to a pre-onset phase of illness.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants report that psychoeducational presentations are highly useful, they attend the PMFG group sessions regularly and report feeling comfortable in meetings and benefiting from them, and adolescents demonstrate improvement in symptoms and functional outcome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study was not a randomized controlled trial and multiple interventions were introduced simultaneously; thus, changes in outcome cannot be attributed to the PMFG intervention per se. Nonetheless, these results establish the acceptability of PMFG to adolescents and families, and encourage further research into the potential positive impact of PMFG with this at-risk population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA. mpobrien@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Mary P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: Jamie L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zinberg
authors.forename: Carrie E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Bearden
authors.forename: Melita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daley
authors.forename: Tara A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Niendam
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kopelowicz
authors.forename: Tyrone D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Cannon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000379:methods*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D012306:Risk; D055815:Young Adult