Basic psychoeducation model for all mental illness

1. PSYCHOEDUCATION
VARUN MUTHUCHAMY
MANILA MATHEWS
Dr. DEVVART KUMAR
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2. Meaning:
• Process of passing on the knowledge of the illness to the patient
and their family members, and modifying their attitude towards the
illness with continual assistance.

3. Starts with:
•Assessment:
• Knowledge about the illness.(what, sx, model, treatment options)
• Burden (Pt. and FM) (Financial and Emotional)
• Needs (F. Asst, knowledge, managing strategies, coping skills)
• Family responses (denial, agg/hostility, depression)
• Family system (roles, communication, abilities)

4. Setting:
•Inclusion:
• All members. (Pt. -> circumstances)
•Mode:
• Lecture
• Discussion
• Videos
• Pamphlets/ reading materials

5. Guidelines:
• Change
• Questions (allow, encourage, repeated)
• Analogies
• Uncertainity

6. • Diagnosis
• Symptoms
• Causes
• Medication and Psychotherapy
• Course and Prognosis
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