ObjectivesZZCognitive behavioraltherapyandsocialskillstraininghavebeenproposedas a promisingmodalityfortreatmentofpatientswithschizophrenia.Theobjectiveofthisstudywas toevaluatetheeffectivenessofCognitiveBehavioralSocialSkillTraining(CBSST)inpatientswith chronicschizophrenia.MethodsZZTwentysixmiddle-orolder-agedhospitalizedpatientswithschizophreniawereselectedinamentalhospital.Elevenparticipantswererandomlyassignedtoundergotreatment withCBSSTand15participantswereassignedtoreceivetheusualtreatment.CBSSTwasadministeredinasinglegroupover12sessionsforaperiodofweeks,andtheparticipantswere assessedbyblindedratersatbaselineandendpoint,andendoftreatment.ResultsZZComparedtopatientswhoreceivedtheusualtreatment,thosewhoreceivedtreatmentwithCBSSTshowedasignificantreductionofHamiltonRatingScaleforDepressionscore, however,scoresforotherpsychiatricsymptomsdidnotdiffersignificantly.IntermsofQualityof life (QoL) analysis, scores for overall quality of life showed a more significant increase in the CBSSTgroup,comparedwiththegroupofpatientswhoreceivedtheusualtreatment.AccordingtoresultsoftheIndependentLivingSkillSurvey,patientsreceivingCBSSTshowedsignificantlygreaterinvolvementinsocialactivitiesthanpatientsreceivingusualtreatmentgroup.
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