Effect of Liberman mental rehabilitation training on social function of patients with chronic schizophrenia / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effectiveness of Liberman mental rehabilitation training on social function of the patients with chronic schizophrenia. Methods Sixty-two in-patients with stable chronic schizophrenia were trained for 12 weeks with Liberman mental rehabilitation technique. The social disability screening schedule (SDSS) was used to assess the social function before and after training. Result After training, the scores by SDSS were lower those than before training with statistical significance (P < 0.001). Conclusion Liberman mental rehabilitation training can improve the social function of patients with chronic schizophrenia.