Susan Gingerich

TL;DR: The authors discuss the concept of recovery from psychiatric disorders, research on professional-based programs for helping people manage their mental illness, and research on psychoeducation improves people's knowledge of mental illness.

TL;DR: Part 1: Principles, Format, and Techniques for Social Skills Training of Clients with Schizophrenia, and Steps for Teaching Specific Social Skills: Curricular Skill Sheets.

TL;DR: Research on illness management for persons with severe mental illness indicates that psychoeducation improves people's knowledge of mental illness; that behavioral tailoring helps people take medication as prescribed; that relapse prevention programs reduce symptom relapses and rehospitalizations; and that coping skills training using cognitive-behavioral techniques reduces the severity and distress of persistent symptoms.

TL;DR: The RAISE Early Treatment Program project's NAVIGATE program has the potential to fill an important gap in the U.S. health care system by providing a comprehensive intervention specially designed to meet the unique treatment needs of persons recovering from a first episode of psychosis.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide information, support, and skills to help consumers manage their mental illnesses and move forward in their own recovery process, by providing support, support and skills.