Remission of symptoms in community-based psychosocial rehabilitation services for individuals with schizophrenia.
OBJECTIVE
The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of remission in individuals with schizophrenia at baseline and 6 months after admission to community-based psychosocial rehabilitation and whether baseline intrapersonal and environmental resources predicted remission at 6 months, controlling for relevant demographic and clinical variables.


METHODS
The sample featured 187 individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorder. To determine remission status, consensus-based criteria proposed by the Remission in Schizophrenia Working Group were adapted to identify predictors of remission outcomes, direct binary logistic regression analysis was performed.


RESULTS
Findings indicated that 34.57% and 55.61% of the sample was in remission at baseline and 6 months, respectively. Remission at 6 months was predicted by shorter length of illness and being in remission at admission.


CONCLUSIONS
Remission of schizophrenia is an achievable outcome in community psychosocial rehabilitation settings. Clinical characteristics exerted a significantly stronger influence on remission outcomes compared with psychosocial factors.
School of Social Work, University of Southern California.
Caroline
C
Lim
School of Social Work, University of Southern California.
Concepción
C
Barrio
School of Social Work, University of Southern California.
Mercedes
M
Hernandez
School of Social Work, University of Southern California.
Armando
A
Barragán
School of Social Work, University of Southern California.
Ann-Marie
AM
Yamada
School of Social Work, University of Southern California.
John S
JS
Brekke
D000328:Adult; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000067250:Psychiatric Rehabilitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012074:Remission Induction; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome