title: Intervening Early with Family Members during First-Episode Psychosis: An Evaluation of Mental Health Nursing Psychoeducation within an Inpatient Unit.
abstract: Provision of psychoeducation to families of service users experiencing a first-episode psychosis has been found to assist with relapse prevention and promoting recovery for service users. Psychoeducation also assists families to reduce isolation and gain relevant information and support. This study aimed to clarify the role inpatient staff can best have with families, targeted to the acute phase and early stage of the illness. Family members were provided an inpatient carer psychoeducation meeting and recruited for a feedback interview 6 months later. Findings suggest that family members require information provision and support during the admission, in addition to beneficial psychoeducation groups offered later in the community.
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's Mental Health Service, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: Melissa.Petrakis@svhm.org.au.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petrakis
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's Mental Health Service, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laxton
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005246:Feedback; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires