Journal of International Psychiatry

【Abstract】Objectives: To investigate the effect of community rehabilitation training on patients with chronic schizophrenia. Methods: 92 cases of chronic schizophrenia in our community were selected. According to the principle of completely randomized, all patients were divided into control group and intervention group, each group with 46 cases. Wherein the control group, patients were treated with conventional anti-schizophrenia medication, while in intervention group were received rehabilitation training on the basis of control group. The scores of Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Insight and Treatment Attitude Questionnaire (ITAQ) and Social Disability Screening Schedule (SDSS) were observed and compared in the two groups. Results: Before intervention, the differences of the scores of PANSS, ITAQ and SDSS in the two groups were not statistically significant (P> 0.05). After the intervention, the scores of positive and negative scale, general psychopathology scale, total PANSS scale, ITAQ and SDSS scale in intervention group were significantly improved than those in the control group. Compared with the same group before intervention, the above scores were significantly improved, the difference were statistically significant (P <0.05). While more than the control group there was no significant change, the difference was not statistically significant (P> 0.05). Conclusion: Community rehabilitation training can significantly improve the symptoms, enhance the insight and social functions, promote their recovery on patients with chronic schizophrenia.

【Key words】Community rehabilitation training; schizophrenia; effect