title: Efficacy of psychosocial rehabilitation program: The RFS experience.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  People with severe and persistent mental illness need help in most aspects of their lives, as the disability associated with these diseases can be debilitating. Psychosocial rehabilitation interventions aim to help them relearn skills that would reduce disabilities so that they can be reintegrated into society.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To study the efficacy of the rehabilitation program at the Richmond Fellowship Society (RFS) 'ASHA' half-way home.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-four clients diagnosed with either schizophrenia or affective disorder who stayed at the half-way home for more than 6 months.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective evaluative approach was followed. An evaluation checklist was developed for the purpose and this was used to assess the level of functioning of the clients. A paired sample t-test was used to score changes in client progress between admission and discharge.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant improvement ( P≤.05 level) was noticed on all the parameters from baseline to discharge.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The psychosocial rehabilitation program at the RFS half-way home has a beneficial effect.
authors: The Richmond Fellowship Post-Graduate College for Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Ashok Nagar, Banashankari I Stage, Bangalore - 560 050, India.
authors: Rupasri
authors: R
authors: Chowdur
authors: Ramaprasad
authors: R
authors: Dharitri
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Kalyanasundaram
authors: Rao N
authors: RN
authors: Suryanarayana