A Brief Mindfulness-Based Family Psychoeducation Intervention for Chinese Young Adults With First Episode Psychosis: A Study Protocol

Frontiers in Psychology

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Herman Hay-Ming Lo¹  Cola Siu-Lin Lo²  Edmund Chiu-Lun Lin²  Man-Fai Poon³  Kong Choi³  Cressida Wai-Ching Leung⁴  Wing-Chung Ho⁵  Elsa Ngar-Sze Lau⁶  Chun-Wai Lo⁷  Winnie W. S. Mak⁸  Siu-Man Ng⁹  Samuel Yeung-Shan Wong^1,10  Jessica Oi-Yin Wong²  Simon S. Y. Lui² 

[1] Department of Applied Social Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University;Department of Psychiatry, Castle Peak Hospital;Integrative Community Centre for Mental Wellness;The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention;Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, The City University of Hong Kong;Department of Special Education and Counselling, The Education University of Hong Kong;Private Practice;Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong;Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong;The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

关键词: mindfulness-based intervention;    family psychoeducation;    psychosis;    mixed methods;    randomized controlled clinical study;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00516

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Family psychoeducation (FPE) has been recommended as a major component in the treatment of psychosis. Many previous studies have implemented an intensive program design that often only emphasized improvements in patients’ illness outcomes but the benefits for caregivers were limited. There have been calls for a time-limited but cost-effective FPE program to mitigate the looming reality of the suffering of people with psychosis and their families. A Brief Mindfulness-Based Family Psychoeducation for psychosis program is developed to reduce caregivers’ burden and promote young adult’s recovery. A randomized controlled trial will be conducted to compare this intervention with an ordinary FPE intervention. Both arms will involve six sessions, with a total contact time of 12 h. 300 caregivers of young adults who have experienced first episode psychosis within last 3 years will be recruited. Program effectiveness will be assessed by comparing outcomes measuring the caregivers’ burden, mental health symptoms, positive well-being, and the young adult’s mental health symptoms during the study and at 9-month post-randomization. The role of expressed emotions, interpersonal mindfulness, and non-attachment in mediating these outcomes will be explored. An additional qualitative approach Photovoice is selected to explore the complex family experiences and the benefits of mindfulness from the caregivers’ personal perspectives. Trial Registration: The trial is registered with the United States Clinical Trials Registry ( ClinicalTrials.gov ): {"type":"clinical-trial","attrs":{"text":"NCT03688009","term_id":"NCT03688009"}} NCT03688009 .

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