title: In-home psychosocial skills training for patients with schizophrenia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to test an intervention that adapted the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) social and independent living skills program for application in the patient's home and in an outpatient setting in Spain.
  
  
  METHODS
  An intervention group of 32 patients with schizophrenia was selected for comparison with a matched control group of patients who were undergoing conventional outpatient treatment for schizophrenia during six-month treatment periods. The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) scoring system was used to compare the two groups, with a pretest-posttest design.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analysis of variance indicated a significant phase-by-treatment interaction effect of the intervention on PANSS scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study suggest that a combination of outpatient follow-up care and in-home care centered on psychosocial skills training is more effective than conventional treatment in improving general symptoms among individuals with schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Córdoba, Spain. jamoriana@uco.es
authors.forename: Juan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Moriana
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alarcón
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herruzo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011584:Psychology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D012919:Social Behavior; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*