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Pankaj Kumar Verma
Pankaj Kumar Verma
Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences (RINPAS),
Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand
India
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Efficacy of Task Centered Group Work Intervention in Schizophrenia Patients
Author(s): Pankaj Kumar Verma and Suprakash ChaudhuryPankaj Kumar Verma and Suprakash Chaudhury
Background: Task centered group work is an empirically validated and widely acknowledged problem-solving model of social work that has been applied on variety of client groups across various geographical areas. However, in Indian setting such interventions are deplorably inadequate. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of task centered group work intervention on schizophrenia patients in bringing down their sensed psychopathology. Materials and methods: Thirty schizophrenia patients diagnosed as per ICD-10 DCR by treating psychiatrist were purposively enrolled from RINPAS outpatients department (OPD) and were shared into two groups of consisting of 15 in each group, viz. experimental and control groups. Task centered group work was administered only to the experimental group on twice monthly basis for six months. Pre and post assessments were done using Positive and Negative Syndrome Sc.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2378-5756.1000413