Antonovsky's sense of coherence: theoretical basis of psychoeducation in schizophrenia.
Psychoeducational models have been found to be effective interventions for people with schizophrenia. However, a unifying theoretical basis for these models has not been articulated. This article explicates the sense of coherence theory developed by A. Antonovsky (1987) and demonstrates its utility as a framework for conceptualizing the basis for the effectiveness of psychoeducational programs.
University of Virginia, School of Nursing, Charlottesville 22903, USA.
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D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*