Table 2.

Preferences for, and Uptake of, CHR Psychoeducation

Authors, Year; Country	Aims/purpose	Sample Size	Methodology	Key finding(s) related to psychoeducation	Content and Modality of the Psychoeducation
(Brummitt and Addington, 2013); Canada	Understand the treatments that CHR are interested in pursuing	30 CHR	Questionnaire	66.7% reported psychoed would be helpful Most common treatments participants reported willingness to participate in: Psychoed (63.3%) and CBT (63.3%) None reported already participating in psychoed	N/A
(Cocchi et al., 2008); Italy	Describe Programma 2000, a program for the early detection &intervention of recent onset &at-risk patients	50 CHR subjects	Descriptive	Treatment packages may include individual and family psychoed (determined by patient’s needs) 10% of at-risk patients received psychoed	Individual and family psychoeducation. No other details provided.
(Cocchi et al., 2018); Italy	Collect evidence about implementation & development of early intervention services (EIP) in Italy based on Programma 2000	103 directors	Nationwide survey of directors of public mental health services	95% of early intervention services reported delivering psychoed One third of EIPs reported that interventions were not evidence-based, but ad-hoc protocols developed locally	“Some form of structured psychoeducation.” No other details provided.
(Salazar de Pablo et al., 2021); UK	Systematize the knowledge regarding CHR-P services & provide guidelines for implementation	51 CHR-P services	Systematic review	81.1% of CHR-P services provided psychoed	No details provided.
(Stain et al., 2019); UK	Examine service provision for UHR within the National Health Service in England	50 clinical leaders of CHR programs	Self-report online survey	96% utilized psychoed in their services 64% provided staff training for delivering psychoed	Individual and family psychoed. Staff training. No other details provided.
(Welsh and Tiffin, 2014); UK	Investigate treatment preferences for individuals with ARMS & FEP	40 with ARMS (n=24), and FEP (n=16)	Self-report survey	Leaflets/informational booklets containing psychoed were the most preferred treatment option (90%) compared to CBT and other treatments	Psychoeducational material. No other details provided.
(White et al., 2015); USA	Examine characteristics & components of specialized early intervention programs in US	31 program representatives (20 CHR, or CHR + FEP)	Semi-structured telephone interview	100% of early intervention programs reported using individual psychoed.	Individual psychoed. No other details provided.

Note. ARMS = At risk mental state, CHR/CHR-P = clinical high risk for psychosis, CBT = Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, FEP = first episode of psychosis, psychoed = psychoeducation, USA = United States of America, UK = United Kingdom.