A PRELIMINARY-REPORT ON THE EFFECT OF A PSYCHOSOCIAL AND EDUCATIVE REHABILITATION PROGRAM ON QUALITY-OF-LIFE AND SYMPTOMATOLOGY IN SCHIZOPHRENIA

Authors
BROWNE S ROE M LANE A GERVIN M MORRIS M KINSELLA A LARKIN C OCALLAGHAN E
Citation
S. Browne et al., A PRELIMINARY-REPORT ON THE EFFECT OF A PSYCHOSOCIAL AND EDUCATIVE REHABILITATION PROGRAM ON QUALITY-OF-LIFE AND SYMPTOMATOLOGY IN SCHIZOPHRENIA, European psychiatry, 11(8), 1996, pp. 386-389
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
European psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
09249338
Volume
11
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
386 - 389
Database
ISI
SICI code
0924-9338(1996)11:8<386:APOTEO>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Individuals with schizophrenia who participated in a psychosocial and educative rehabilitation programme showed a 46% improvement in quality of life in the absence of any significant change in symptom severity. In contrast, there was no significant change in quality of life for i ndividuals who continued with supportive rehabilitation. Our prelimina ry findings highlight the 'quality of life' benefits of psychosocial a nd educative rehabilitation for individuals with schizophrenia who are clinically stable and living in the community.