Wk. Halford et al., PRELIMINARY-RESULTS FROM A PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO REHABILITATE CHRONIC-PATIENTS, Psychiatric services, 46(11), 1995, pp. 1189-1191
Twenty-two chronic psychiatric patients enrolled in a psychoeducationa
l rehabilitation program were assessed before and after the program to
determine whether participation decreased severity of psychopathology
and improved community functioning and quality of life. The program c
onsisted of five 14-week modules that provided training in five skill
areas: medication and symptom self-management, coping with anxiety and
depression, social skills, living skills, and leisure skills. Most pa
tients experienced significantly reduced psychopathology and negative
symptoms and improved quality of life and community functioning. The p
rogram appears helpful to clients, and a controlled trial to further e
valuate its effects is under way.