title: Teaching conflict resolution skills to the chronically mentally Ill. Social skills training groups for briefly hospitalized patients.
abstract: Previous research on social skills training has demonstrated its usefulness as an adjunct treatment for a variety of psychiatric disorders. At the Medical College of Pennsylvania at Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, an acute-care psychiatric hospital, a social skills training group has been in operation for over 3 years. The group is unique in its format in several ways that are described in this article. Data collected over the 3-year period are also presented. The major findings indicate that even over a very brief period of time during an acute hospitalization, patients can learn basic conflict resolution skills. Some predictors of skill acquisition were also identified.
authors: Medical College of Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute 19129.
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Douglas
authors: K T
authors: KT
authors: Mueser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000628:therapy; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy; D012917:Social Adjustment