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. 2013 Apr;29(2):597-600.
doi: 10.12669/pjms.292.2951.

Psychosocial Rehabilitation Training in the Treatment of Schizophrenia Outpatients: A Randomized, Psychosocial Rehabilitation training-and Monomedication-Controlled Study

Ling Wang  1 , Jianchu Zhou  2 , Xueqin Yu  3 , Jihong Qiu  4 , Bo Wang  5
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Psychosocial Rehabilitation Training in the Treatment of Schizophrenia Outpatients: A Randomized, Psychosocial Rehabilitation training-and Monomedication-Controlled Study

Ling Wang et al. Pak J Med Sci. 2013 Apr.

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.

Keywords: Outcomes; Psychosocial; Rehabilitation; Relapse; Schizophrenia; Training.

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