OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the beneficial effects of a structured, psychoeducational, parallel-group program for adolescents with early-onset @entity716 and their families observed immediately after the intervention were maintained 2 years later. METHOD: The present study examines the longitudinal efficacy of a randomized controlled trial based on a psychoeducational, problem-solving, structured group intervention for adolescents with early-onset @entity716 and their families (PE) and compares it with that of a nonstructured group intervention ( @entity7031 ) after a 2-year follow-up. We analyzed whether the differences between PE and @entity7031 found after the intervention persisted 2 years later. Intergroup differences in number and duration of hospitalizations, symptoms, and functioning were also assessed. RESULTS: After 2 years of follow-up, we were able to reassess 89% of @entity1 . In the PE group, 13% of @entity1 had visited the emergency department, compared with 50% in the @entity7031 group (p  = .019). However, no statistically significant differences were found between the groups for negative symptoms or number and duration of hospitalizations. A significant improvement in Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) general symptoms was observed in the PE group. CONCLUSION: Our psychoeducational group intervention showed sustained effects by diminishing the number of visits to emergency departments 2 years after the intervention. Our findings indicate that this psychoeducational intervention could provide @entity1 with long-lasting resources to manage crises more effectively. Clinical trial registration information-Intervention Module AGES (AGES-CM); http://clinicaltrials.gov/; NCT02101372.

Psychoeducational Group Intervention for Adolescents With XXXX and Their Families: A Two-Year Follow-Up.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity7031 :: ('MESH:D056770', 'Disease') :: ['NS'] @entity716 :: ('MESH:D011605', 'Disease') :: ['psychosis']
@entity716 :: (MESH:D011605,Disease) :: ['Psychosis']
