Psychological rehabilitation of chronic schizophrenic patients: Recent findings on social skills training and family psychoeducation

Halford, W. Kim; Hayes, Rebecca M

doi:10.1016/0272-7358(91)90136-i

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“…Sharing these feelings with others who face similar problems may decrease feelings of powerlessness and hopelessness and increase feelings of self-efficacy. Our results confirm prior education intervention studies 18,[42][43][44] that suggest that teaching families about the biological causes of mental illness may improve their views of their relationships with their ill relatives by helping them understand that symptoms such as social isolation and lethargy are the by-product of psychiatric disorders, and not willful behaviors. In addition to curriculum on the etiology of mental illness, other features of the JOH course also may contribute to this finding.…”

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Psychological Well-being and Relationship Outcomes in a Randomized Study of Family-Led Education

Pickett-Schenk¹,

Cook²,

Steigman³

et al. 2006

Arch Gen Psychiatry

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Context: Family members of adults with mental illness often experience emotional distress and strained relationships.Objective: To test the effectiveness of a family-led educational intervention, the Journey of Hope, in improving participants' psychological well-being and relationships with their ill relatives.Design and Setting: A randomized controlled trial using a waiting list design was conducted in the community in 3 southeastern Louisiana cities.Participants: A total of 462 family members of adults with mental illness participated in the study, with 231 randomly assigned to immediate receipt of the Journey of Hope course and 231 assigned to a 9-month course waiting list.Intervention: The Journey of Hope intervention consisted of 8 modules of education on the etiology and treatment of mental illness, problem-solving and communication skills training, and family support. Main Outcome Measures:Participants' psychological well-being and relationships with their ill relatives were assessed at study enrollment, 3 months after enrollment (at course termination), and 8 months after enrollment (6 months after course termination). Mixed-effects random regression analysis was used to predict the likelihood of decreased depressive symptoms, increased vitality, and overall mental health, and improved relationship ratings.Results: Intervention group participants reported fewer depressive symptoms, greater emotional role functioning and vitality, and fewer negative views of their relationships with their ill relatives compared with control group participants. These improved outcomes were maintained over time and were significant (PϽ.05 for all) even when controlling for participant demographic and relative clinical characteristics. Conclusion:Results show that family-led educational interventions are effective in improving participants' psychological well-being and views of their relationships with ill relatives.

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Psychological Well-being and Relationship Outcomes in a Randomized Study of Family-Led Education

Pickett-Schenk¹,

Cook²,

Steigman³

et al. 2006

Arch Gen Psychiatry

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“…Much attention has been paid to improve social functioning in the rehabilitation of people with schizophrenia (Liberman et al, 1986). However, the lack of generalizability of social skills training has been always an issue of debate (Dilk & Bond, 1996;Halford & Hayes, 1991;Scott & Dixon, 1995). Recent attempts to overcome this lack of generalizability by adding a neurocognitive training component to social skills training have been only partly successful.…”

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Social Cognition Enhancement Training for Schizophrenia: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial

Choi

Kwon

2006

Community Ment Health J

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether social cognition enhancement training (SCET) is effective in improving social context appraisal and perspective-taking abilities of patients with schizophrenia. A total of 34 patients were randomly assigned to receive SCET plus standard psychiatric rehabilitation training or standard psychiatric rehabilitation training only. SCET was conducted twice weekly on a group basis for 6 months. Some social cognitive abilities were improved rapidly after 2-month treatment whereas some improved only after 6-month treatment. These results show promise for the impact of SCET on the social cognitive functioning of individuals with chronic schizophrenia, and further investigation is merited.

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“…There are a number of studies dealing with the subject which prove that it is possible to acquire both general and specific skills (see reviews of Cuvo and Davis, 1983;Wallace et al, 1980;Hollin and Trower, 1988;Halford and Hayes, 1991;Bellack and Mueser, 1993). These method are based on offer, guidance, appeal and appreciation.…”

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Persuasion Strategies Applied in Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Ojanen

1996

J. Community. Appl. Soc. Psychol.

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Theoretically one of the most important questions in applied psychology is how people influence and control each other. What theoretical concepts can be used to explain these influences? Learning theory explanations have been popular in psychology, but other alternatives are also possible. In this article, rehabilitation is analysed through interactional persuasion strategies. Six strategies are proposed: coercion, threat, offer, guidance, appeal and appreciation. Each strategy corresponds to a specific atmosphere, and arouses either compatible or incompatible reactions from the target of a specific strategy. In the present model the major component of the persuasion strategy is the choice it provides. Choice depends on the amount of information and sense of personal control it provides. In order to attain specific rehabilitation objectives certain persuasion strategies are applied. Coercion, threat and offer are used for behavioural objectives and guidance; appeal and appreciation for cognitive-experiential objectives. In the last part of the article, various rehabilitation programmes are described by persuasion strategies.

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Psychological rehabilitation of chronic schizophrenic patients: Recent findings on social skills training and family psychoeducation

Cited by 82 publications

References 67 publications

Psychological Well-being and Relationship Outcomes in a Randomized Study of Family-Led Education

Psychological Well-being and Relationship Outcomes in a Randomized Study of Family-Led Education

Social Cognition Enhancement Training for Schizophrenia: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial

Persuasion Strategies Applied in Psychosocial Rehabilitation

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