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World J Psychiatry. Nov 19, 2025; 15(11): 110239
Published online Nov 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i11.110239
Published online Nov 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i11.110239
Table 6 Efficacy of psychoeducational treatments
| Outcome parameters | Selected meta-analyses and systematic reviews | ||
| Schizophrenia | Bipolar disorder | Depressive disorders | |
| Prevention of relapse or re-hospitalization | Pfammatter et al[76], Pharoah et al[77], Lincoln et al[78], Bighelli et al[79], Rodolico et al[80] | Bond et al[26], Miklowitz et al[81], Chatterton et al[82], Lam et al[83], Miklowitz et al[84] | |
| Symptom reduction | Zhao et al[70], Lincoln et al[85], Xia et al[86], Asher et al[87], Mc Glanaghy et al[88] | Bond et al[26], Gonzalez-Pinto et al[45], Swartz et al49], Miklowitz et al[81], Chatterton et al[82] | Donker et al[44], Cuijpers.[89], Bevan Jones et al[90], Katsuki et al[91], Tursi et al[92] |
| Improved socio-occupational functioning | Pharoah et al[77], Lincoln et al[85], Asher et al[87], De Silva et al[93], Bighelli et al[94] | Swartz et al[49], Batista et al[59], Chatterton et al[82], Reinares et al[95], Reinares et al[96] | Bevan Jones et al[90], Tursi et al[92], De Silva et al[93], Brady et al[97] |
| Improved treatment adherence | Pfammatter et al[76], Lincoln et al[85], Xia et al[86], Mari et al[98], Pilling et al[99] | Bond et al[26], Levrat et al[50], Batista et al[59] , MacDonald et al[100], Demissie et al[101] | Bevan Jones et al[90], Tursi et al[92] |
| Wellbeing, satisfaction, quality of life | Xia et al[86], Pekkala at al[102] | Bond et al[26], Gonzalez-Pinto et al[45], Levrat et al[50], Miklowitz et al[81], Demissie et al[101] | Brady et al[97], Bevan Jones et al[90], Mhango et al[103] |
| Improved insight, knowledge, awareness about the illness, and attitudes to treatment | Pfammatter et al[76] | Bond et al[26], Levrat et al[50], Batista et al[59], Demissie et al101], Rouget et al[104] | Bevan Jones et al[90] |
| Reduced caregiver burden and psychological distress | Cuijpers[105], Yesufu-Udechuku et al[106], Sin et al[107], Claxton et al[108] | Soo et al[109] | Tursi et al[92] |
| Reduced expressed emotions | Pfammatter et al[76], Pharoah et al[77], Mari et al[98], Sin et al[107], Claxton et al[108] | Reinares et al[95], Reinares et al[96] | |
| Reduced stigma | Alhadidi et al[110] | Levrat et al[50], Demissie et al[101], Soo et al[109] | |
- Citation: Bansal H, Chakrabarti S, Grover S. Psychoeducational treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder: A narrative review emphasizing family-based approaches. World J Psychiatry 2025; 15(11): 110239
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