Twenty-two chronic psychiatric patients enrolled in a psychoeducational
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 consisted
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 patients experienced
significantly reduced psychopathology and negative symptoms and improved
quality of life and community functioning. The program appears helpful to
clients, and a controlled trial to further evaluate its effects is
underway.
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