Effectiveness of psychosocial treatments on symptoms and functional domains in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a prospective study in a real-world setting.

CONCLUSIONS: Both interventions, in spite of some differences of efficacy, can be considered an important contribution to improve the patients' real-world functioning. Implications for rehabilitation Our study confirmed the need to include a set of psychosocial interventions for patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders among usual treatment modalities. Techniques such as Befriending and Art therapy can be considered an important contribution to the treatment instruments required by the new community model for mental health. Befriending was found superior to Art therapy (between group effect) in improving psychosocial functioning. Both interventions were found efficacious in improving emotion-oriented coping strategies (within group effect), with a significant difference (between group effect) favoring Befriending.
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Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - July 9, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Bozzatello P, Bellino S, De Marzi G, Macrì A, Piterà R, Montemagni C, Rocca P Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research