Evidence from a systematic literature review of 47 studies (38 including patients with bipolar disorder, and 9 including relatives of patients with bipolar disorder), suggests that psychoeducation of patients and family members is associated with a lower number of new mood episodes, and a reduction in the number and length of hospitalizations.3
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