Psychiatric practice faces many challenges in the first quarter of 21 st century. Society has
transformed as have training requirements and patient expectations, underlining an urgent …

Purpose It is a half‐century since the coalescence of social psychiatry and systemic family
therapy approaches started to inform condition‐specific therapeutic work with families to …

Objectives: Schizophrenia is an organic disease and a severe mental disorder with a
relatively high risk of relapse. The rising rate of schizophrenia relapse has motivated …

Current research views hope as a process that plays a positive role in the recovery of
individuals with mental health problems. However, little attention has been given to the role …

Aim The aim of this paper is to present 25 years of clinical experience with family
psychoeducation (FPE) work at Stavanger University Hospital in Norway, highlighting the …

Objective: The authors investigated barriers to practices that promote family involvement in
mental health services, focusing on individuals with severe mental illness, their families, and …

Background Family interventions (FI) are recommended as part of the treatment for psychotic
disorders, but the implementation in mental health services is generally poor. Recently, The …

Background Family involvement in mental health care ranges from basic practices to
complex interventions such as Family psychoeducation, the latter being a well-documented …

Background As family members affect patient outcomes following open‐heart surgery, the
objective was to provide updated knowledge on family involvement in to guide future …

Background Fostering positive relationships with mental health professionals and involving
family in treatment can reduce untreated psychosis duration and prevent dropout. Aims The …