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A Controlled Comparison of the Effects of Social Skills Training and Remedial Drama on the Conversational Skills of Chronic Schizophrenic Inpatients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

P. G. Spencer ,
C. R. Gillespie  and
E. G. Ekisa
E. G. Ekisa
Affiliation:
St Crispin Hospital, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6UN
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Summary

This study compared the effects of social-skills training, remedial drama and group discussion on the conversation skills of chronic schizophrenic patients. After 16 one-hour treatment sessions only the social-skills training resulted in significant improvement, which was maintained at two-month follow-up. Although there was little evidence to support generalisation, the results are seen as indicating the usefulness of social-skills training in improving the performance level of chronic schizophrenic inpatients and in maintaining their social functioning. The implications for future rehabilitation practice are discussed.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 143 , Issue 2 , August 1983 , pp. 165 - 172
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Copyright © 1983 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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