The Psychiatrist (2009) 33: 102-103. doi: 10.1192/pb.bp.107.018077
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Is psychoeducation routinely provided in the UK? Survey of community mental health teams

Henok Getachew, Consultant Psychiatrist

*Goodmayes Hospital, Barley Lane, Ilford, Essex IG3 8XJ, UK, email: henok.getachew{at}nelft.nhs.uk

Sara Dimic, Senior Clinical Medical Officer

Newham Centre for Mental Health

Stefan Priebe, Professor for Social and Community Psychiatry

Newham Centre for Mental Health, London

Declaration of interest

None.

AIMS AND METHOD

The study aimed to assess the current provision of psychoeducation programmes for patients with mental illness in the UK. A postal questionnaire was sent randomly to 100 community mental health teams regarding the delivery and characteristics of psychoeducation programmes. Non-responders were contacted via telephone after 8 weeks.

RESULTS

The response rate was 87%. Eight services provided group psychoeducation, 40 provided individual psychoeducation within the care programme approach, and 39 did not provide any psychoeducation programme.

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

Patients with mental illnesses have limited access to psychoeducation in routine care. Group programmes should perhaps be more widely implemented as a relatively low-cost intervention.




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