[Social skills training in psychosocial therapy of XXXX : a multicenter study for symptom management and medication management modules].

@entity1 @entity161 @entity3180
OBJECTIVE: It is known that psychosocial skills training programs increase the efficacy of @entity161 treatment. The aim of this study was to carry out the Turkish version of two modules of a commonly used program, Social Skills Training (Medication Management and Symptom Management Modules), and to determine its possible benefits. METHOD: The study was carried out at three sites. Fifty @entity161 @entity1 who were at least literate and who did not have @entity3180 or organic mental diseases, aged 18-60, using antipsychotic agents in a standard dose and in a stable phase were included in the study. Eight training groups were formed. Each group consisted of 5-7 individuals and the study took approximately eight months. The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, the Quality of Life Scale: an instrument for rating the @entity161 , the Drug Treatment Compliance Scale and Pre- and Post-Tests of Social Skills Training were applied to the @entity1 before and after the group education The scores of the rating scales were compared. RESULTS: Thirty-eight (76%) @entity1 completed the study. The mean age of the @entity1 was 32 +/- 7, 84% were @entity1 , 58% had received less than 11 years, of education 84% had never married, and 97% were living with their families. The mean age of illness onset was 20 +/- 5 years, and the mean duration of the illness was 12 +/- 7 years. At the end of the study, the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale scores (baseline 42.0, after the training 37.1, p<0.02), and the Quality of Life Scale scores (baseline 67.5, after the training 75.3, p<0.01) were significantly changed. The level of knowledge of the @entity1 about the medication and symptoms of @entity161 increased 20.6%. Drug treatment compliance had also increased by the end of the study. CONCLUSION: The results show that this program contributed to the treatment compliance and treatment efficacy in @entity161 . Increased treatment efficacy might have played a role in increasing of the quality of life a long with the group milieu. It may be concluded that this social skills training program, which did not encounter any problems in application, may contribute significantly to the treatment of @entity161 .
