PSYCHO-EDUCATION:

Psycho-education is a very important part of treating mental illness client. Psycho-education is a process of awareness and understanding about the sign and symptoms of mental illness. We are very much aware about physical illness and their sign & symptoms since childhood. Because of that whenever we find any kind of physical symptoms we take preventive measures.
But till now we have lack of awareness about mental illness and unknowingly mental illness is increasing day by day.

Example:
– During high fever we do not consume cold drinks because we know this increases the fever.
– In Phobia client has irrational fear about blood and he/she avoids seeing the blood to reduce the fear. But this behaviour in turn increases the fear and mental illness.
In mental illness awareness about disorder is very important part to decrease the client’s distress, develop acceptance and prevention.