A Mixed Methods Study of Program-Level Factors Influencing Patient and Family Engagement in First Episode Psychosis Coordinated Specialty Care
Higher fidelity CSC programs had better patient retention and family engagement. Case management-related supports addressed treatment barriers. Strategies designed to strengthen therapeutic alliance and goal alignment may promote patient engagement, while family engagement may benefit from proactive recommendation of family intervention.
Authors
- KIM T. MUESER
- Catherine J. Leonard
- Cheryl Yunn Shee Foo
- Kelsey A. Johnson
- Merranda McLaughlin
- Corinne Cather
- Dost Öngür
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- McLean Hospital (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- medRxiv
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.27.26344928
- Primary Topic
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- McLean Hospital
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health