Coping-Skills Training Versus a Problem-Solving Approach With Schizophrenic Patients

Bradshaw, William

doi:10.1176/ps.44.11.1102

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“…Enhancement of schizophrenia patient’s ability to cope with stress is an essential tool that may help to prevent relapse and improve functional ability (Bradshaw, 1993). Given that research has found that there is some flexibility in the coping styles that one utilizes (Folkman et al, 1986, Lazarus & Folkman, 1984), the findings of this study may have implications for treatment.…”

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“…Interventions such as Coping Strategy Enhancement (CSE), Coping-Skills Training and Adherence-Coping Education (ACE) are cost effective methods and can be delivered in group format (Uzenoff et al, 2008; Bradshaw, 1993). These types of cognitive behavioral therapies encourage patients to become aware of and deal with their illness and are taught specific skills to help modify environmental stressors, change erroneous perceptions and maladaptive interpretations of events and reduce their physiological arousal in the face of stress (Bradshaw, 1993).…”

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“…These types of cognitive behavioral therapies encourage patients to become aware of and deal with their illness and are taught specific skills to help modify environmental stressors, change erroneous perceptions and maladaptive interpretations of events and reduce their physiological arousal in the face of stress (Bradshaw, 1993). As a whole, these interventions teach skills that allow for growth in individuals’ coping repertoires (Farhall et al, 2007), an area where patients with schizophrenia have been found to have deficits (Ritsner et al, 2006; Rollins et al, 1999).…”

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Denial and Acceptance Coping Styles and Medication Adherence in Schizophrenia

Aldebot

Mamani

2009

Journal of Nervous &Amp; Mental Disease

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Antipsychotics are often the first line of treatment for individuals with schizophrenia (Fialko et al., 2008). One challenge to effective treatment is lack of adherence to prescribed medication. Lower rates of adherence are associated with considerably higher rates of relapse and poorer course of illness. Therefore studying characteristics that may be related to medication adherence is important. Coping styles may be one such factor. Individuals utilize a variety of coping mechanisms to manage and navigate difficult life events, including mental illness (Cooke et al., 2007). In the present study, forty individuals with schizophrenia were assessed regarding their coping styles and medication adherence practices. As hypothesized, it was found that denial coping was inversely related to medication adherence. However, contrary to expectations, acceptance coping was not related to medication adherence. These findings suggest that targeting denial coping strategies in treatment may help foster more optimal strategies for managing schizophrenia.

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Denial and Acceptance Coping Styles and Medication Adherence in Schizophrenia

Aldebot

Mamani

2009

Journal of Nervous &Amp; Mental Disease

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“…The PST approach has demonstrated the most efficacy in the treatment of depression [31,32] and other psychological disorders [33–37]. Empirical trials of PST have also found it to be effective in improving the coping capacities of patients with physical illnesses, such as cancer [38], arthritis [39], diabetes [40], and chronic pain [41].…”

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A problem-solving intervention for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in veterans: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Nieuwsma

Wray

Voils

et al. 2017

Contemporary Clinical Trials

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Background Health behaviors related to diet, tobacco usage, physical activity, medication adherence, and alcohol use are highly determinative of risk for developing cardiovascular disease. This paper describes a study protocol to evaluate a problem-solving intervention that aims to help patients at risk for developing cardiovascular disease address barriers to adopting positive health behaviors in order to reduce cardiovascular risk. Methods Eligible patients are adults enrolled in Veterans Affairs (VA) health care who have not experienced a cardiovascular event but are at elevated risk based on their Framingham Risk Score (FRS). Participants in this two-site study are randomized to either the intervention or care as usual, with a target of 400 participants. The study intervention, Healthy Living Problem-Solving (HELPS), consists of six group sessions conducted approximately monthly interspersed with individualized coaching calls to help participants apply problem-solving principles. The primary outcome is FRS, analyzed at the beginning and end of the study intervention (6 months). Participants also complete measures of physical activity, caloric intake, self-efficacy, group cohesion, problem-solving capacities, and demographic characteristics. Conclusion Results of this trial will inform behavioral interventions to change health behaviors in those at risk for cardiovascular disease and other health conditions.

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“…Coping is the process of managing the internal and external demands of person–environment transactions that are considered taxing or exceeding the individual's resources (Lazarus & Folkman 1984). Coping has been considered to mediate or moderate the potentially negative effects of stress on symptoms, augmenting traditional treatment of schizophrenia (Bradshaw 1993, Compas et al . 2001), and thus influencing the course and outcome of the illness (Taylor & Stanton 2007).…”

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Ways of coping in adolescents with schizophrenia

Lee

Schepp

2010

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

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The purpose of this study was to explore ways of coping and its association with specific stress responses in adolescents with schizophrenia. Additionally, subjects and healthy controls were compared to identify stress responses. Forty subjects were drawn from a self-management therapy study for youth with schizophrenia. Thirty community-dwelling controls were selected. A revised Ways of Coping scale and the Symptom of Stress at baseline, 6, 30 and 54 weeks measured coping and stress response. Descriptive statistics, cluster analysis and Pearson correlation provided data analysis. Thirty-two subjects were male, and eight were female. Average age was 17.25 (SD=1.37) years. Twenty-two (55%) were Caucasian; 18 (45%) were non-Caucasian. Seventeen (57%) of the 30 controls were female. The mean age was 17.10 years old (SD=1.16). Adolescents with schizophrenia used emotion-focused coping more than problem-focused coping at baseline and 6 weeks (P<0.01). Subjects reported higher stress than controls (t=4.73, P<0.01) and used emotion-focused coping with emotional stress responses (r=0.34, P=0.05). Adolescent coping strategies may persist into adulthood unless new skills are introduced. Developing effective coping skills for adolescents with schizophrenia is important for practice and future studies.

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Coping-Skills Training Versus a Problem-Solving Approach With Schizophrenic Patients

Cited by 19 publications

References 5 publications

Denial and Acceptance Coping Styles and Medication Adherence in Schizophrenia

Denial and Acceptance Coping Styles and Medication Adherence in Schizophrenia

A problem-solving intervention for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in veterans: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Ways of coping in adolescents with schizophrenia

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