AN EVALUATION OF SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING MODULES WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA INPATIENTS IN FRANCE

Cognitive-behavioral techniques, inherent in the UCLA Social & Indepen dent Living Skins Modules, were evaluated in a small group Of French, hospitalized schizophrenic individuals using the French translation of the modules. Acquisition, durability and generalization of skins were found in the group members who were exposed to seven months of four s essions per week of skills training However, there were no measurable effects On quality of life, either in the group trained in social skil ls or in two comparison groups of patients, Neither were changes noted in self-reported self-efficacy or self-esteem. Lengthier and multifac eted rehabilitation programs may be necessary to improve the more slow ly-changing subjective qualities in the self-perception of individuals with schizophrenia.