A Critical Review of Psychological Safety in Psychoeducation for Patients with Anxiety Disorders and Implications for Medical Education in Psychiatry
Aims: Psychoeducation for patients with anxiety disorders has been associated with reduced symptoms, improved quality of life, and increased response to treatment. However, there is much heterogeneity in such interventions. Patients with anxiety disorders can have maladaptive cognitive patterns such...
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| author | Chao Tian Tang Palanivelu Sendhil Kumar Ho Teck Tan Siew Fai Liew Shian Ming Tan |
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| description | Aims: Psychoeducation for patients with anxiety disorders has been associated with reduced symptoms, improved quality of life, and increased response to treatment. However, there is much heterogeneity in such interventions. Patients with anxiety disorders can have maladaptive cognitive patterns such as catastrophic thinking, attentional biases toward threat, and cognitive avoidance. These patterns can interfere with the processing and assimilation of psychoeducational content, potentially reducing its effectiveness. Our hypothesis is that psychological safety plays a key role in increasing the effectiveness of psychoeducational interventions for patients with anxiety disorders. We aim to critically review the role of psychological safety in such interventions and to explore its impact on medical education in psychiatry. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4efba49d63a34c01a4472a44a8608bdf2025-08-20T03:15:30ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S107S10710.1192/bjo.2025.10313A Critical Review of Psychological Safety in Psychoeducation for Patients with Anxiety Disorders and Implications for Medical Education in PsychiatryChao Tian Tang0Palanivelu Sendhil Kumar1Ho Teck Tan2Siew Fai Liew3Shian Ming Tan4Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeSengkang General Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeSengkang General Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeSengkang General Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeSengkang General Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeAims: Psychoeducation for patients with anxiety disorders has been associated with reduced symptoms, improved quality of life, and increased response to treatment. However, there is much heterogeneity in such interventions. Patients with anxiety disorders can have maladaptive cognitive patterns such as catastrophic thinking, attentional biases toward threat, and cognitive avoidance. These patterns can interfere with the processing and assimilation of psychoeducational content, potentially reducing its effectiveness. Our hypothesis is that psychological safety plays a key role in increasing the effectiveness of psychoeducational interventions for patients with anxiety disorders. We aim to critically review the role of psychological safety in such interventions and to explore its impact on medical education in psychiatry.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S205647242510313X/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Chao Tian Tang Palanivelu Sendhil Kumar Ho Teck Tan Siew Fai Liew Shian Ming Tan A Critical Review of Psychological Safety in Psychoeducation for Patients with Anxiety Disorders and Implications for Medical Education in Psychiatry BJPsych Open |
| title | A Critical Review of Psychological Safety in Psychoeducation for Patients with Anxiety Disorders and Implications for Medical Education in Psychiatry |
| title_full | A Critical Review of Psychological Safety in Psychoeducation for Patients with Anxiety Disorders and Implications for Medical Education in Psychiatry |
| title_fullStr | A Critical Review of Psychological Safety in Psychoeducation for Patients with Anxiety Disorders and Implications for Medical Education in Psychiatry |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Critical Review of Psychological Safety in Psychoeducation for Patients with Anxiety Disorders and Implications for Medical Education in Psychiatry |
| title_short | A Critical Review of Psychological Safety in Psychoeducation for Patients with Anxiety Disorders and Implications for Medical Education in Psychiatry |
| title_sort | critical review of psychological safety in psychoeducation for patients with anxiety disorders and implications for medical education in psychiatry |
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