• Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Family Interventions in Major Mental Illness: Models and Commonalities ; 3. Families, Schizophrenia, and Other Major Disorders: Historical Background ; 4. Theoretical Premises and Research Overviews: The Evidence for Family Psychoeducation ; 5. Model Research Programs: Family Psychoeducation ; 6. Early Interventions: Prodromal, Children, and Adolescents ; 7. Diverse Diagnoses and Special Populations ; 8. International and Cross-Cultural Studies: Uniformities and Variations ; 9. Family Education ; 10. Training and Training Issues ; 11. Implementation in Services ; 12. Unresolved Issues in Family Psychoeducation: A Critical Assessment ; 13. Future Trends in Family Involvement in Treatment ; References ; Index

"We hardly expected this book to be a page-turner, but that is just what we were delighted to find in this small but powerful book... To find such a scholarly text on psychoeducation that covers the topic with such passion is a rare treat...Not only is this little tome on psychoeducation for serious mental illness very readable, but it is also an authoritative source from one of the major and longstanding contributors to this field....Lefley provides amasterful review of knowledge to date and discussion of questions still remaining unanswered. This important text will move the family psychoeducation research field forward."--Carol North and David E. Pollioas reviewed in PsycCRITIQUES"...a comprehensive, practical introduction to family psychoeducation that critically appraises the evidence and examines the model's place in contemporary mental health systems."--Family Practice: The Journal of the California Graduate School"Written in a clear and engaging style and backed up by extensive references, this book will certainly prove valuable to mental health professionals who deal with their patients' everyday efforts toward recovery and reintegration into the community."--Psychiatric Services"Presenting first the approach's generic components, training models, and required competencies, Lefley then discusses the available variations, such as Family Education (FE), a brief manualized form of FPE offered by professionally trained family members that has some empirical support for knowledge gains and easing family distress. The result is a comprehensive, practical introduction to family psychoeducation that critically appraises the evidence and examines the model's place in contemporary mental health systems." --Family Therapy

• Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Family Interventions in Major Mental Illness: Models and Commonalities ; 3. Families, Schizophrenia, and Other Major Disorders: Historical Background ; 4. Theoretical Premises and Research Overviews: The Evidence for Family Psychoeducation ; 5. Model Research Programs: Family Psychoeducation ; 6. Early Interventions: Prodromal, Children, and Adolescents ; 7. Diverse Diagnoses and Special Populations ; 8. International and Cross-Cultural Studies: Uniformities and Variations ; 9. Family Education ; 10. Training and Training Issues ; 11. Implementation in Services ; 12. Unresolved Issues in Family Psychoeducation: A Critical Assessment ; 13. Future Trends in Family Involvement in Treatment ; References ; Index

"We hardly expected this book to be a page-turner, but that is just what we were delighted to find in this small but powerful book... To find such a scholarly text on psychoeducation that covers the topic with such passion is a rare treat...Not only is this little tome on psychoeducation for serious mental illness very readable, but it is also an authoritative source from one of the major and longstanding contributors to this field....Lefley provides amasterful review of knowledge to date and discussion of questions still remaining unanswered. This important text will move the family psychoeducation research field forward."--Carol North and David E. Pollioas reviewed in PsycCRITIQUES"...a comprehensive, practical introduction to family psychoeducation that critically appraises the evidence and examines the model's place in contemporary mental health systems."--Family Practice: The Journal of the California Graduate School"Written in a clear and engaging style and backed up by extensive references, this book will certainly prove valuable to mental health professionals who deal with their patients' everyday efforts toward recovery and reintegration into the community."--Psychiatric Services"Presenting first the approach's generic components, training models, and required competencies, Lefley then discusses the available variations, such as Family Education (FE), a brief manualized form of FPE offered by professionally trained family members that has some empirical support for knowledge gains and easing family distress. The result is a comprehensive, practical introduction to family psychoeducation that critically appraises the evidence and examines the model's place in contemporary mental health systems." --Family Therapy

• Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Family Interventions in Major Mental Illness: Models and Commonalities ; 3. Families, Schizophrenia, and Other Major Disorders: Historical Background ; 4. Theoretical Premises and Research Overviews: The Evidence for Family Psychoeducation ; 5. Model Research Programs: Family Psychoeducation ; 6. Early Interventions: Prodromal, Children, and Adolescents ; 7. Diverse Diagnoses and Special Populations ; 8. International and Cross-Cultural Studies: Uniformities and Variations ; 9. Family Education ; 10. Training and Training Issues ; 11. Implementation in Services ; 12. Unresolved Issues in Family Psychoeducation: A Critical Assessment ; 13. Future Trends in Family Involvement in Treatment ; References ; Index

"We hardly expected this book to be a page-turner, but that is just what we were delighted to find in this small but powerful book... To find such a scholarly text on psychoeducation that covers the topic with such passion is a rare treat...Not only is this little tome on psychoeducation for serious mental illness very readable, but it is also an authoritative source from one of the major and longstanding contributors to this field....Lefley provides amasterful review of knowledge to date and discussion of questions still remaining unanswered. This important text will move the family psychoeducation research field forward."--Carol North and David E. Pollioas reviewed in PsycCRITIQUES"...a comprehensive, practical introduction to family psychoeducation that critically appraises the evidence and examines the model's place in contemporary mental health systems."--Family Practice: The Journal of the California Graduate School"Written in a clear and engaging style and backed up by extensive references, this book will certainly prove valuable to mental health professionals who deal with their patients' everyday efforts toward recovery and reintegration into the community."--Psychiatric Services"Presenting first the approach's generic components, training models, and required competencies, Lefley then discusses the available variations, such as Family Education (FE), a brief manualized form of FPE offered by professionally trained family members that has some empirical support for knowledge gains and easing family distress. The result is a comprehensive, practical introduction to family psychoeducation that critically appraises the evidence and examines the model's place in contemporary mental health systems." --Family Therapy