title: Psychosocial Rehabilitation Training in the Treatment of Schizophrenia Outpatients: A Randomized, Psychosocial Rehabilitation training-and Monomedication-Controlled Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of psychosocial rehabilitation intervention on schizophrenia.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred forty schizophrenia outpatients in remission stage were randomized to either an antipsychotic monomedication (control group) or an antipsychotic monomedication plus a psychosocial rehabitation training (trial group). Positive and Negative syndrome Scale (PANSS), Disability Screening Schedule (SDSS) were performed longitudinally from baseline to month 18 to evaluate the efficacy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant difference in relapse rate between the control group (42.9%) and the trial group (18.6%) was found at month 18. In patients who didn't relapse, the trial group showed significantly lower PANSS and SDSS score (P<0.05) than did the control group after treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psychosocial rehabilitation intervention could produce a better outcome in terms of reducing relapse and improving the social functioning in schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Ling Wang, Researcher, Research and Education Department, Chongqing Mental Health Center, China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Jianchu Zhou, Professor, Chief Researcher, Research and Education Department, Chongqing Mental Health Center, China.
authors.forename: Jianchu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Xueqin Yu, Professor, Researcher, Research and Education Department, Chongqing Mental Health Center, China.
authors.forename: Xueqin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Jihong Qiu, Associate Professor, Researcher, Out Patient Department, Chongqing Mental Health Center, China.
authors.forename: Jihong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.affiliation: Bo Wang, Professor, Researcher, Chongqing Mental Health Center, China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: Outcomes; Psychosocial; Rehabilitation; Relapse; Schizophrenia; Training