Many research findings have shown that the presence of a schizophrenic patient in the family proves very stressful for each individual family member, as well as for the network of family relationships. This paper outlines the proceedings of an innovative one-day program in family psychoeducation. Program content and participant responses are described; the need for the organization of further s...

Computer and video games for children have gained negative publicity due to reported associations between intensive gaming and aggressive behaviour, school failure, and overweight. While most studies centre upon negative consequences of video games, their innovative potentials tend to be overlooked. One field for the innovative use of computer games is child psychotherapy. By including therapeu...

Genetic counseling is a complex process when working with rare diseases. It requires the accompaniment of different health professionals trained in subject. Most published articles agree that psychologists should work from psychoeducational model offers information and support, being able to clearly transfer knowledge genetics genomics offer promote well-being those people diagnosed disease the...

Psychoeducation is regarded as a first line of intervention for attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Previous studies have been limited to psychoeducation adult patients or parents children with ADHD. Therefore, the aim present study was investigate acceptability and effectiveness psychoeducational group The two‐session intervention, SKILLS, completed by 125 (6–12 years) ADHD their ...

INTRODUCTION Antipsychotics are recommended as first-line therapy for acute mania and maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder; however, published literature suggests their real-world use remains limited. Understanding attitudes toward these medications may help identify barriers and inform personalized therapy. This literature review evaluated patient and clinician attitudes toward the use of...

OBJECTIVE Medication combined with psychosocial intervention is the recommended treatment for ADHD. What is not clear is which of the parents participate in psychosocial interventions, and whether the impacts are different for fathers and mothers. This is important because of the different roles fathers and mothers have in shaping their child's development. This article examines the impact of m...

Recent years have witnessed increasing popularity and promotion of biological influences (e.g., genetics) in eating disorder (ED) development. Although research suggests biological models of EDs reduce blame-oriented stigma in the general public, their effect on symptomatic individuals' attitudes toward themselves, treatment, and their prognosis has not been studied. Additionally, little is kno...