Social Intervention as an Adjuvant Therapy for Patients with Schizophrenia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21754750 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Irina DOBRIN (Hai phong University Of Medicine and Pharmacy), Roxana CHIRITA (0000-0003-2306-7403, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy), Romeo DOBRIN (0000-0003-3023-0205), Magdalena BIRSAN (0000-0003-0749-8545), Cristinel Ștefănescu (0000-0001-5254-6855, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy), Constantin TRUS (0000-0002-9577-6957, Morpho (United States)), Ana-Caterina CRISTOFOR (Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Pages | 261-270 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1583-3410 • E-ISSN: 1584-5397 |
| Publisher | Expert Projects (PUBLISHER • RO) |
| DOI | 10.33788/rcis.68.18 |
| OpenAlex | W3012224587 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Schizophrenia is one of the most debilitating psychiatric disorders due to its medical, social, professional and relational disability. With the lack of any progress made in the pharmaceutic treatment of this disorder in the last twenty years, developing adjuvant therapies to help patients live a normal professional and social life comes with great importance. Our study was conducted on 88 participants, which were recruited during an acute episode of schizophrenia at the Socola University Hospital, Iasi, Romania. These patients were randomly assigned to two experimental groups: one group received a social intervention consisting of one year of Behavioral Family Management (BFM), and the other group received the Supportive Family Management (SFM) intervention. The results of our study showed that the social intervention, whether it was behavioral or supportive, dramatically decreased the scores on the BPRS (Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale). At baseline our patients had mean score of 84.4 (SD=12.3). After 12 months of social intervention the mean scores for BPRS were 38.8 (SD=11.6) for the BFM group and 37.7 (SD=10.5) for the SFM group. The results of our study suggest that a more holistic approach in treating schizophrenia is needed. Working with
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale · Developmental psychology · Population · Psychiatry · Psychosis · Psychotherapist · Rating scale · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Medicine · Psychology · Schizophrenia research and treatment
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