Families With Substance Use and Psychosis: A Pilot Study

Inclusion Criteria

• •Ages 18-70.
• •Having a relative who:
• •1. Is a patient with early course psychosis (DSM-5 schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform, psychosis not otherwise specified (NOS), delusional disorder, brief psychotic disorder, major depression with psychosis, and bipolar disorder with psychosis) with first onset in the past 6 years, and
• •2. Uses tobacco, alcohol, or cannabis in the past 90 days and/or has no apparent immediate interest in abstinence.
• •The person(s) who can best describe the client with psychosis.
• •At least 4 days per month contact with the client.
• •Access to a computer with internet or mobile phone with video conferencing capabilities.
• •Ability to provide written informed consent.
• •Speak and read English.
• •Ages 18-35.
• •First episode psychosis (FEP) onset in the past 6 years with a DSM-5 diagnosis of affective (bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder with psychotic features) or non-affective psychosis (schizophrenia spectrum disorder).
• •a. Used tobacco, alcohol, or cannabis within the past 90 days and/or has no apparent immediate interest in abstinence.
• •Ability to provide written informed consent.
• •Speak/read English