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Implementation and evaluation of a psychoeducation program in an outpatient mental health center
Anthony Kramer1, Pamela Bjorklund2
1Department of Behavioral Health, The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota.
Background:
Psychoeducation has been shown to improve patient attitudes toward medication.
Problem:
A rural mental health agency did not provide a medication psychoeducation group. Medication nonadherence can lead to early psychiatric readmission.
Methods:
An 8-week program of group psychoeducation was delivered to clients with severe and persistent mental illness. The Beliefs about Medications Questionnaire measured changes in patient attitudes toward medication.
Results:
Patient satisfaction was high, even though results showed no significant change in attitudes toward medication.
Implications:
Future programs might consider different outcome measures, including rates of post-group medication adherence and/or measures of the quality of the therapeutic relationship, which is the most robust indicator of treatment success.
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