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Acute psychiatric patients needs a specific support during the hospitalization process. A pilot study was conducted with the aim to assess the effectiveness of the group intervention to give support to the patients in acute psychiatric hospitalization. A quasi-experimental study design with post-test group was applied. Interventions to patients hospitalized in a psychiatric ward of a public hospital in Spain were performed during July 2016. The effectiveness of the intervention was evaluated by a self-reported anonymous questionnaire designed by the authors including sociodemographic (sex, civil status and work) and clinical (insight, social support perceived, therapeutic support perceived, wellness perceived) variables. Analysis was performed using SPSS 21.0 software. The interventions were effective to reduce psychic discomfort and to improve the self-care and empowerment of the patients. Some sociodemographic variables influenced on the process of a mental illness. Group Interventions made by mental health nurses provided therapeutic results to the patients result also evidenced on the literature review. The instrument was effective to measure the variables studied, psychometric properties should be studied to be applied in future research.