Open AccessTHE EFFECT OF PSYCHOSOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING ON SOCIAL FUNCTIONING IN PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA WHO ARE UNDER PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY IN A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER
Author(s) -
İmran Gökçen Yılmaz Karaman,
Meltem I. Kasal,
Cem İngeç,
Cennet Yastıbaş,
Funda Gülyüksel,
Mustafa Güleç
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nöropsikiyatri arşivi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1309-4866
DOI - 10.29399/npa.24885
Subject(s) - psychosocial , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , rehabilitation , psychiatry , mental health , positive and negative syndrome scale , medicine , antipsychotic , global assessment of functioning , clinical psychology , psychology , physical therapy , psychosis
Antipsychotic drugs are effective in relieving symptoms in the treatment of schizophrenia, but decreased social functioning is resistant to drugs. In this study, the effect of adjunct Psychosocial Skills Training (PSST) on social functioning for schizophrenia patients who receive service in the community mental health center (CMHC) was investigated.