1.1. Family Psychoeducation
MBFPE, psychiatric, psychosis
Family psychoeducation (FPE) is an integral part of interventions for individuals with psychosis and their caregivers [However, more recent reviews reported mixed results regarding the effectiveness of FPE. A systematic review revealed that the caregivers of individuals with serious mental illnesses reported improvements in the experience of caregiving after psychoeducation programs, but the quality of evidence was very low and limited by small and heterogeneous samples [In the past four decades, mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) have been increasingly applied for improving the well-being of individuals with chronic medical conditions. MBPs have been identified as an approach of paying attention to the present moment with a non-judgmental attitude, and in MBPs, participants learn to improve their ability to cope with stress by practicing different mindfulness exercises, including body scanning, mindful stretching, and mindful sitting [MBPs have been applied to support parents and caregivers in strengthening the functioning of family systems. In a study, parents and their children with mixed psychiatric diagnoses reported benefits in the mental-health outcomes of both the children and their parents, and positive changes were also found in parenting stress and parental behaviors [Based on the above concerns, we developed a brief mindfulness-based family psychoeducation (MBFPE) program and aimed to investigate the effects of MBFPE on caregivers and the young adults in recovery (YAIR), following their first episode of psychosis. MBFPE was offered to family caregivers only, but we also invited YAIR whose caregivers participated in the MBFPE and FPE to join the study. We assessed their outcomes after the program and at a 9-month follow-up. We also planned to study the mediating roles of several potential factors in the relationships between MBFPE and the outcomes of the caregivers and YAIR. In addition to EEs, we further identified other mediators for this study. As a study of family-based mindfulness intervention reported positive changes in interpersonal mindfulness in parenting [