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Activity Based Group Intervention in Improving Negative Symptoms and Functional Outcome in Patients with Chronic Schizophrenia in Welfare Homes
AbstractSchizophrenia causes significant cognitive deficits, negative symptoms and functional impairment. These symptoms persist in certain patients in spite of evidence based pharmacological treatment. Many of these patients remain confined in welfare homes run by government or non-governmental organisations. Intervention modules to improve the condition of patients in these homes are scarce in India. We designed an activity based group intervention and assessed its effectiveness in patients with chronic schizophrenia in a welfare home. Participants were patients with chronic schizophrenia who were inmates of a welfare ho...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - June 7, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Predictors of Symptom Severity and Functioning in First Episode Psychosis
AbstractThere is dearth of studies on the role of critical socio-demographic and clinical variables on psychopathology and functional outcome in persons with first episode psychosis (FEP), especially from lower and middle income countries. Therefore, we studied the predictors of psychiatric symptom severity and socio-occupational dysfunction among persons with non-affective FEP in India. Using multiple linear regression models, we examined the role of gender, previous admission, psychiatric co-morbidity, duration of psychosis, and duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) on psychiatric symptom severity and socio-occupationa...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - June 7, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Progress of Clients with Mood and Anxiety Disorders in a Day Hospital Program: Examination of Clinical, Functional and Recovery Outcomes
AbstractPsychiatric day hospitals have been part of the continuum of care in mental health for several decades, with reasonable support as an alternative to inpatient care for acute illnesses. However, more needs to be explored for those with mood and anxiety disorders, including recovery outcomes. Integrating a collaborative program evaluation perspective, a naturalistic pre-post study of 68 persons with a mood and/or anxiety disorder was done. Participants completed validated questionnaires representing clinical outcomes of interest, that is, depressive and anxious symptoms, substance use disorder, mindfulness, social pa...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - June 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research