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Group decision‐making and self‐management in the treatment of psychiatric patients
Author(s) -
Cerniglia Richard P.,
Horenstein David,
Christensen Edward W.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197804)34:2<489::aid-jclp2270340251>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - psychology , psychiatry , self management , group (periodic table) , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , artificial intelligence , computer science , chemistry , organic chemistry
Examined the effects of a treatment program of patient decision making and self‐management upon the self‐concept, locus of control and behavioral adjustment of psychiatric patients. It was hypthesized that patients exposed to the experimental treatment would reveal significantly higher levels of selfconcept, lower levels of external control and more acceptable behavioral adjustment than patients who did not receive such treatment. Of the three dependent variables, only behavioral adjustment revealed significant changes after treatment. S s who participated in the decision‐making and self‐management program displayed substantial gains in their level of behavioral adjustment, while the remaining S s did not. Nonsignificant trends toward greater levels of self‐concept and internal control also were observed in these S s.