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Integrated Psychoeducation Program for Internalized Stigma in Schizophrenia

Sponsor: Dokuz Eylul University

Summary

The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to investigate whether the Integrated Psychoeducation Program reduces internalized stigma and improves related outcomes in adults with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, and whether the program is feasible to deliver in a community mental health setting. The main question it aims to answer is: Do participants who receive the program show a greater reduction in internalized stigma from pre-test to post-test than participants in a waitlist control group who continue treatment as usual? Researchers will also examine changes in self-esteem, hopelessness, and psychological flourishing, whether changes are maintained at 3-month follow-up, and attendance and retention rates. Participants in the intervention group will attend 8 weekly group sessions that combine psychoeducation, an expressive writing exercise, and breathing/relaxation exercises. Participants in the waitlist control group will continue treatment as usual and will be offered the program after the study. All participants will complete questionnaires before the program (pre-tests), after the program (post-tests), and 3 months after the post-tests (3-month follow-up).

Official title: The Effect of an Integrated Psychoeducation Program on Internalized Stigma, Self-Esteem, Hope, and Psychological Flourishing in Individuals Diagnosed With Schizophrenia: A Pilot Study

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