Literature Review : Application of Psycho-Education for Families That Have Schizophrenia Patients

Abstract

Psycho education is defined as systematic, structured, instructional information on the disorder and its treatment, which includes combined aspects of emotional education in order to enable the participants of patients as well as family members to cope with the illness. Family psycho education refers to a wide range of programs that provide education, support, and guidance to families about coping with mental illness, especially to family members of those with mental illness such as schizophrenia that is considered a severe, chronic brain disorder where it becomes difficult for persons to understand the difference between real and unreal situations, to think logically, to have appropriate emotional responses, and to behave appropriately at home or in social situations. Not only patients with schizophrenia suffer greatly from this illness, but also their family members. This literature review shows that Implementing psycho education programs to families of patients with schizophrenia who often play a vital role as caregivers, promotes recovery, and maintains mental health care services, also applying family psycho-education programs on those in the mental health care setting affects the mental care outcome in many dimensions.