The Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Family Psychoeducation Intervention for the Caregivers of Young Adults with First-Episode Psychosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Zoe Jiwen ZhangHerman Hay Ming LoSiu Man NgWinnie W S MakSamuel Yeung Shan Yeung Shan WongKaren S Y HungCola Siu Lin LoJessica Oi Yin WongSai Yu Simon LuiEdmund LinClara Man Wah SiuEric Wai Ching YanSunny Ho Wan ChanAnnie YipMan Fai PoonGloria Oi Chi WongJonathan Wai Hung MakHillman Shiu Wah TamIris Huen Hung TseBobby Fook Hin LeungPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2023)
A brief psychoeducation program may not reduce the burden on or improve the mental-health outcome of caregivers of individuals with recent-onset psychosis. However, integrating mindfulness into a conventional family psychoeducation program may reduce the expressed emotions of caregivers, especially over-involvement. Further studies should explore how psychoeducation programs can reduce the impact of psychosis on family through sustainable effects in terms of reducing their burden and expressed emotions, using a rigorous study and adequate sample size.