Psychoeducation

An alternative to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is Psychoeducation.

This is a psychological intervention in which patients are taught about their illness and treatment in a structured, systematic, and didactic manner that also incorporates emotional and motivational elements to help them cope with their condition and improve their treatment’s adherence and effectiveness (Alhadidi et al, 2020). The objective of psychoeducation is to raise patients’ knowledge and awareness of their illness and treatment. People with schizophrenia may be better equipped to deal with their illness if they have access to more information. Patients with schizophrenia benefit greatly from psychoeduca