Effect of Mindfulness Based Psycho-education Program on Emotional Regulation, Stimulating Hope and Recovery among Patients with Schizophrenia

Abstract

Background: Stigma and discrimination are commonplace for people with schizophrenia, which affects their hope for recovery and have emotional regulation difficulty. Mindfulness based psycho-education program is a useful strategy for those who have Schizophrenia; it is known to promote functional recovery and its factors such as hope and increasing adaptive emotional regulation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of mindfulness based psycho- education program on emotional regulation, stimulating hope and recovery among patients with schizophrenia. A quasi-experimental design was utilized to achieve the aim of the study. Setting: The study was carried out in the psychiatric inpatient wards of Benha City’s psychiatric and mental health hospital. Subjects: A convenience sample of forty patients with diagnosis of schizophrenia. Data were gathered using (1) Structured interview questionnaire consisted of personal and clinical data, (2) Emotion regulation questionnaire, (3) Schizophrenia hope scale, and (4) Recovery assessment scale. The results showed that the total emotional regulation of the patients was significantly different before and after the program, which encouraged hope and recovery in individuals with schizophrenia. Conclusion and Recommendation: The study concluded that patients with schizophrenia benefited from mindfulness-based psycho education program that improved emotional regulation and encouraged hope for recovery. Program for mindfulness psycho-education were suggested by the study as a way to lessen the effects of schizophrenia.