Community-based family intervention improves symptom and social function of schizophrenic patients / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

One hundred and twenty patients with schizophrenia were randomly divided into intervention group and the control group with 60 in each.Family members in intervention group were given community based-rehabilitation training and education once a month for 12 months.Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) and Social Disability Screening Schedule (SDSS) were used to assess the symptoms and social function of patients before and after intervention.The results were compared between two groups.Results showed that the BPRS total score and the SDSS total score in intervention group were lower than those in control group (P ＜ 0.05).The training and education of family members can improve symptoms and functional recovery for patients with schizophrenia.