Journal of International Psychiatry

(Abstract) Objective：To obverse the effect of Nai-kan cognitive therapy and the influence of the social function on schizophrenia patients at convalescence. Methods: in this study, 92 schizophrenia patients at convalescence only treated by Risperidone were randomly divided into two groups. The control group was drug treatment and the duration of the treatment was three months. The efficacy of psychiatric symptoms, social function and self-healing were evaluated by PANSS, SSPF and ITAQ in the 12th week before and after treatment. Results: The actual completion of 88 cases, off 4 cases. The scores of PANSS, SSPF and ITAQ in the study group were significantly higher than those in the control group (p<0.01). Compared with the control group, the scores of PANSS, SSPF and ITAQ in the study group were significantly higher than those in the control group (p<0.01). Conclusion: Naikan cognitive therapy can effectively improve the social function and psychiatric symptoms of schizophrenic patients, the effect is better than simple drug therapy, help to promote the rehabilitation and prognosis of patients with schizophrenia.

(Key words) Naikan cognitive therapy; Schizophrenia; Convalescence; Effect