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Schizophrenia, affecting about 0.7% of the population, often leads to poor insight and medication compliance, resulting in relapses and a reduced quality of life. Researchers are evaluating an individual early psychoeducation program called PEPITS for inpatients with schizophrenia or related disorders. The study aims to see if PEPITS can reduce relapses, improve medication adherence and insight, and enhance quality of life. The PEPITS program is delivered by nurses during the initial hospitalization phase and consists of three parts an introduction session, sessions focused on understanding the illness and care, and sessions on recovery and building coping skills. Participants are randomly assigned to either the PEPITS program or to usual psychiatric care without PEPITS. Participants will be monitored from the start of the study until one year after randomization to assess changes in insight, quality of life, and medication compliance. Additional evaluations include quality of life and psychological well-being at work, job satisfaction, self-efficacy, and work commitment over six months. The study involves regular assessments to track these outcomes and better understand the programs impact.