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Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention 4:205-225 (2004)
Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention Vol. 4 No. 3, © Oxford University Press 2004; all rights reserved.

Psychoeducation as Evidence-Based Practice: Considerations for Practice, Research, and Policy

   Ellen P. Lukens, MSW, PhD
   William R. McFarlane, MD

From Columbia University School of Social Work (Lukens), and Department of Psychiatry, Maine Medical Center (McFarlane).

Contact author: Ellen P. Lukens, PhD, Columbia University School of Social Work, 622 West 113th Street, New York, NY 10025. E-mail: EL19{at}columbia.edu.

This paper describes psychoeducation and its applications for mental health and health professions across system levels and in different contexts by reviewing the range of applications that have appeared in the recent literature. The theoretical foundations of clinically based psychoeducation are reviewed and the common elements of practice are identified. Examples of well-defined psychoeducational interventions are presented that meet criteria for empirically supported psychological interventions. In conclusion, the broad applications of psychoeducation for health care and mental health practice and policy at both the clinical and community levels are discussed, and the need for further evaluation and research is considered.

KEY WORDS: psychoeducation, group intervention, evidence-based practice, randomized trials, brief treatment






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