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Well-informed but not aware: The P.A.C.T.® psychoeducation program for schizophrenia improves knowledge about, but not insight into, the illness

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Background: Most individuals with schizophrenia (SZ) have little to no insight regarding the presence of their illness. Psychoeducational programs are state-of-the-art interventions that consist in delivering stabilized patients with accurate knowledge about their illness and its treatment. Evidence suggests a significant relationship between levels of illness-related knowledge and insight in SZ patients. However, the effect of psychoeducation on these related outcomes needs to be explored further. Methods: In this open label study involving 30 French-speaking patients with SZ, we propose to compare levels of knowledge and insight before and after the French P.A.C.T.® psychoeducation program to investigate how this approach affects both outcomes. Knowledge levels were measured with the self-questionnaire "What do I know?". Insight levels were measured using the Scale to Assess Unawareness of Mental Disorder (SUMD). Symptoms were assessed with the Positive And Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). Results: A large significant improvement of knowledge was observed (p < 0.001; d = 0.77). By contrast, the analysis reported no significant effect of psychoeducation on insight (p = 0.86; d = 0.07). PANSS total scores were significantly decreased after treatment (p = 0.001; d = 0.66). Conclusions: Although the P.A.C.T.® program is a promising tool for improving illness-related knowledge in SZ patients, its use is not sufficient to significantly improve insight levels.
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Clément Dondé, Muriel Senn, Julien Eche, Lassaad Kallel, Mohamed Saoud, et al.. Well-informed but not aware: The P.A.C.T.® psychoeducation program for schizophrenia improves knowledge about, but not insight into, the illness. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2019, 46, pp.15 - 18. ⟨10.1016/j.ajp.2019.09.034⟩. ⟨hal-03489151⟩
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