Year: 2008
Type: other
Abstract: Clients with schizophrenia should be offered multimodal treatment programmes which integrate effective pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions. In this paper evidence is reviewed which shows, unequivocally, that psychotherapeutic and psychological interventions improve recovery from schizophrenia. These interventions include psychoeducational family therapy to promote family support, medication adherence and prevent relapse; cognitive behaviour therapy to help clients manage residual positive symptoms; social skills training to enhance social competence and reduce social isolation; cognitive rehabilitation to help clients overcome or compensate for cognitive deficits; and individual placement and support or supported employment to promote vocational adjustment. Where service users have difficulty retaining contact with routine outpatient services, treatment should be offered by an assertive community treatment team. These conclusions are broadly consistent with the importance accorded to psychological interventions for schizophrenia in international best practice guidelines
Author: Alan Carr
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W807098109