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Comparative Study
. 2006 Oct;32(4):765-75.
doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbl006. Epub 2006 Jul 14.

Psychoeducation in schizophrenia--results of a survey of all psychiatric institutions in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Christine Rummel-Kluge  1 , Gabriele Pitschel-Walz, Josef Bäuml, Werner Kissling
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Comparative Study

Psychoeducation in schizophrenia--results of a survey of all psychiatric institutions in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Christine Rummel-Kluge et al. Schizophr Bull. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

Introduction: Psychoeducation can reduce rehospitalization rates and mental health costs in schizophrenia. The aims of this study were to investigate the percentage of patients and family members participating in psychoeducation in the year 2003 and to evaluate how psychoeducation was conducted.

Methods: Part I of a 2-part postal survey was sent to the heads of all psychiatric institutions in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland; part II was sent directly to the moderators of psychoeducational groups. Responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Results: Psychoeducation was offered in 86% of the responding institutions and in 84% of these for schizophrenia (response quotas: part I, 54%; part II, 55%). A mean of 21% of the patients with schizophrenia and 2% of their family members had taken part in psychoeducation in the responding institutions in the year 2003.

Discussion: Many readmissions and thus significant costs to the health system and substantial human suffering could be avoided if more patients and their family members participated in psychoeducation. New approaches to offering more psychoeducation would consist in integration of the entire psychiatric team into psychoeducation and peer-to-peer strategies.

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Percentages of patients with schizophrenia participating in psychoeducation in the responding institutions.
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Percentages of family members participating in psychoeducation in schizophrenia in the responding institutions.
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