Conclusions : Psychoeducation is a psychosocial treatment that has been well documented as an adjunct to pharmacological therapy .
However , there are only a few studies regarding its effectiveness on adult patients with major depressive disorder .
Although the publications in this area are still very limited , the articles selected in this review suggest that psychoeducation is effective in improving the clinical course , treatment adherence , and psychosocial functioning of depressive patients
Objective : Pharmacological treatment is considered indispensable to major depressive disorder .
In spite of this , a significant number of patients do not respond adequately to treatment based only on medication , presenting high relapse and recurrence rates .
Therefore , psychosocial interventions , such as psychoeducation , have been increasingly recognized as an essential component in the treatment of depression , associated with pharmacological strategies .
Thus , the aim of the present systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness of psychoeducation  for patients with unipolar depression , analyzing the evidence from the literature .
Delivering interventions for depression by using the internet: randomised controlled trial
Abstract Objective To evaluate the efficacy of two internet interventions for community-dwelling individuals with symptoms of depression — a psychoeducation website offering information about depression and an interactive website offering cognitive behaviour therapy . Design R and omised controlled trial . Setting Internet users in the community , in Canberra , Australia . Participants 525 individuals with increased depressive symptoms recruited by survey and r and omly allocated to a website offering information about depression ( n = 166 ) or a cognitive behaviour therapy website ( n = 182 ) , or a control intervention using an attention placebo ( n = 178 ) . Main outcome measures Change in depression , dysfunctional thoughts ; knowledge of medical , psychological , and lifestyle treatments ; and knowledge of cognitive behaviour therapy . Results Intention to treat analyses indicated that information about depression and interventions that used cognitive behaviour therapy and were delivered via the internet were more effective than a credible control intervention in reducing symptoms of depression in a community sample . For the intervention that delivered cognitive behaviour therapy the reduction in score on the depression scale of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies was 3.2 ( 95 % confidence interval 0.9 to 5.4 ) . For the “ depression literacy ” site ( BluePages ) , the reduction was 3.0 ( 95 % confidence interval 0.6 to 5.2 ) . Cognitive behaviour therapy ( MoodGYM )  reduced dysfunctional thinking and increased knowledge of cognitive behaviour therapy . Depression literacy ( BluePages ) significantly improved participants ' underst and ing of effective evidence based treatments for depression ( P < 0.05 ) . Conclusions Both cognitive behaviour therapy and psychoeducation delivered via the internet are effective in reducing symptoms of depression
Conclusions : Psychoeducation is a psychosocial treatment that has been well documented as an adjunct to pharmacological therapy .
However , there are only a few studies regarding its effectiveness on adult patients with major depressive disorder .
Although the publications in this area are still very limited , the articles selected in this review suggest that psychoeducation is effective in improving the clinical course , treatment adherence , and psychosocial functioning of depressive patients
Objective : Pharmacological treatment is considered indispensable to major depressive disorder .
In spite of this , a significant number of patients do not respond adequately to treatment based only on medication , presenting high relapse and recurrence rates .
Therefore , psychosocial interventions , such as psychoeducation , have been increasingly recognized as an essential component in the treatment of depression , associated with pharmacological strategies .
Thus , the aim of the present systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness of psychoeducation  for patients with unipolar depression , analyzing the evidence from the literature .