Psychosocial rehabilitation training in the treatment of schizophrenia outpatients: A randomized, psychosocial rehabilitation training–and monomedication-controlled study

Abstract

Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of psychosocial rehabilitation intervention on schizophrenia.

Methodology: One hundred forty schizophrenia outpatients in remission stage were randomized to either an antipsychotic monomedication (control group) or an antipsychotic monomedication plus a psychosocial rehabitation training (trial group). Positive and Negative syndrome Scale (PANSS), Disability Screening Schedule (SDSS) were performed longitudinally from baseline to month 18 to evaluate the efficacy.

Results: Significant difference in relapse rate between the control group (42.9%) and the trial group (18.6%) was found at month 18. In patients who didn’t relapse, the trial group showed significantly lower PANSS and SDSS score (P < 0.05) than did the control group after treatment.

Conclusion: Psychosocial rehabilitation intervention could produce a better outcome in terms of reducing relapse and improving the social functioning in schizophrenia.

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.292.2951

How to cite this:Wang L, Zhou J, Yu X, Qiu J, Wang B. Psychosocial rehabilitation training in the treatment of schizophrenia outpatients: A randomized, psychosocial rehabilitation training–and monomedication-controlled study. Pak J Med Sci 2013;29(2):597-600.   doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.292.2951

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