Effects of Group Counseling on Depression and Anxiety of Patients with Schizophrenia in Rehabilitation / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To study the effects of group counseling on depression and anxiety of patients with schizophrenia in their rehabilitation.Methods: Eighty patients with schizophrenia in rehabilitation stage were randomly divided into research group and control group. In research group, the patients received group counseling in addition to conventional medications. Before and after the counseling, their anxiety and depression were assessed by self-rating scale SAS and SDS. Results:The research group decreased much more in anxiety and depression than control (SASresearch group from 43.6?7.7 to 4.34?6.43, control from 44.0?6.2 to 41.8?5.6;SDSresearch group from 44.2?6.8 to 36.3?7.2, control from 44.0?6.7 to 41.2?6.7, t=19.9、16.2,P