“Making sense of my diagnosis”: Assimilating psychoeducation into metacognitive psychotherapy for individuals with schizophrenia.

Often people diagnosed with schizophrenia have limited information regarding their diagnosis, or they may have stigmatizing ideas about what that diagnosis means. Assimilating psychoeducation into integrative metacognitive psychotherapy can provide opportunities for clients to make sense of what their diagnosis could mean to them and how it fits into their own personal narrative. To explore this possibility, the current article presents a detailed case study of a woman diagnosed with schizophrenia who was seeking to learn more about her diagnosis. The case report illustrates the therapeutic impact of psychoeducation when adapted within integrative psychotherapy according to the needs, wishes, and metacognitive level of the client. The case highlights how mutual exploration and reflective dialogue about the way individuals perceive and make sense of their diagnosis can promote recovery.