The Effectiveness of Psychosocial Skills Training Applied to Individuals Diagnosed With Schizophrenia

The Effect of Psychosocial Skills Training Applied to Individuals Diagnosed With Schizophrenia on Subjective Recovery, Self-Esteem and Quality of Life Levels

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Psychosocial Skills Training on subjective recovery, self-esteem and quality of life levels of schizophrenia patients. The research is a randomized controlled trial. The research was conducted with 48 schizophrenia patients (Experimental: 24, Control: 24) registered in the Mental Health and Diseases Outpatient Clinic of a hospital. Personal Information Form, Subjective Recovery Assessment Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Quality of Life Scale for Schizophrenia Patients were used to collect data. Data were collected by the researcher using the self-reporting face-to-face interview method in the form of pre-test and post-test. Psychosocial Skills Training was applied to the patients in the experimental group, one session per week, two days a week for 11 weeks, while the patients in the control group did not receive any intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being between the ages of 18-65,
• Having been diagnosed with Schizophrenia for at least 6 months according to ICD-10,
• Being registered with Selçuk University Medical Faculty Hospital Mental Health and Diseases Polyclinic,
• Coming to polyclinic check-ups regularly,
• Using antipsychotic medication regularly,
• Being at least a primary school graduate,

Exclusion Criteria:

• • Having an organic mental disorder or mental retardation,

  • Having a visual or hearing impairment,
  • Participating in a program similar to the intervention to be implemented.
  • Not attending at least two sessions of Psychosocial Skills Training,
  • Having an exacerbation period/hospitalization and experiencing a physical discomfort at a level that prevents attending sessions during the program process,
  • Wanting to leave the study,