W. Bradshaw, STRUCTURED GROUP WORK FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA - A COPING SKILLS APPROACH, Research on social work practice, 6(2), 1996, pp. 139-154
Research regarding persons with schizophrenia has been a neglected are
a in social work group research. This article describes the developmen
t and testing of a structured group treatment. This experimental prete
st-posttest treatment control study examines the effectiveness of grou
p coping skills training (CST) in reducing relapse in persons with sch
izophrenia CST involves training in time management, managing physiolo
gical arousal cognitive restructuring, and social skills training. Res
ults indicate that clients in CST had fewer hospitalizations, shorter
hospital stays, and significantly better achievement of treatment goal
s compared with clients in the treatment control group both at posttes
t and at six-month follow-up.