A Pilot Study on Psychological Interventions with Chinese Young Adults with Schizophrenia

Objectives: To investigate the functional and clinical status of a group of Chinese schizophrenic patients after treatment with individually tailored psychological treatment over a 9-month period. Partients and Methods: Thirty six 15- to 32-year-old Chinese schizophrenic patients were recruited into...

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Published inEast Asian archives of psychiatry Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 17
Main Authors Mak, GKL, Li, FWS, Lee, PWH
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Aberdeen Hong Kong Academy of Medicine 01.03.2007
Subjects
Drug use
Hallucinations
Mental disorders
Patients
Psychologists
Psychotherapy
Schizophrenia
Skill development
Validity
Young adults
China
Hong Kong China
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Summary:Objectives: To investigate the functional and clinical status of a group of Chinese schizophrenic patients after treatment with individually tailored psychological treatment over a 9-month period. Partients and Methods: Thirty six 15- to 32-year-old Chinese schizophrenic patients were recruited into the study from 2001 to 2002. The patients were randomly assigned into treatment and waitlist groups. At baseline their pre-treatment clinical status, social functioning, and other clinically relevant parameters were assessed. The psychological treatments were conducted by 2 experienced clinical psychologists and assessed by face-to-face interviews. Results: After the treatment period, outcome measures supported the use of adjuvant psychotherapy in the routine treatment programme for subjects with schizophrenia; both positive and negative symptoms improved compared to baseline status (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The findings support the use of psychotherapeutic interventions to promote better adaptation to the psychotic disorder.
ISSN:2078-9947
2224-7041