title: Psychosocial rehabilitation.
abstract: One example of a psychosocial rehabilitation model uses an intensive case management approach. This approach offers an interdisciplinary model that integrates pharmacotherapy, social skills training, and family involvement. This evidence-based plan of care is cost-effective and offers psychiatric nurses opportunities to facilitate symptom management, facilitate self-efficacy, and improve communication and social skills. Ultimately, nursing interventions promote a higher level of functioning and quality of life. Nurses in diverse practice settings must be willing to plan and implement innovative treatment models that provide seamless mental health care across the treatment continuum.
authors.affiliation: Employee Support Program, Mental Health Outpatient Clinic, VA North Texas Health Care System, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216, USA. Deborah.antai-otong@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Antai-Otong
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000451:nursing* / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D012919:Social Behavior
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs