schizophrenia. Schizophrenia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Experimental group: Receiving 16 social skill taring sessions, 1 hour, 2 days per week. Including anger management (6 sessions), assertiveness training (6 sessions ) and communication
Rehabilitation
Experimental group: Receiving 16 social skill taring sessions, 1 hour, 2 days per week. Including anger management (6 sessions), assertiveness training (6 sessions ) and communication skills(4 sessio
Control group: Receiving psycho social rehabilitation programs as usual including occupational therapy and psychology programs. Social skill training is not included.
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
30 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Schizophrenia diagnosed by a psychiatrist; age 30 to 60 years; being in chronic disease phase (at least 2 years history of the disease); being at the level 5 of Allen cognitive scale. Exclusion criteria:relapse; discharge from residential center; not participating in sessions more than 2 times.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Social adjistment. Timepoint: before intervention, 2 months after intervention, 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Bell Adjustment Inventory. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Negative and positive symptoms. Timepoint: before intervention, 2 months after intervention, 6 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Scale for the Assessment Negative and Positive Symptom. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactZohreh Parsa
Tolo Rehabilitation Center
Outcome results
None listed