Schizophrenic Symptoms, Work Adjustment, and Behavioral Family Therapy

ABSTRACT We investigated work adjustment among 41 recently exacerbated patients with schizophrenia who were randomly assigned to receive either customary care alone or behavioral family therapy (BFT) and customary care. At baseline, most patients were unemployed and evidenced poor work adjustment. N...

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Published in:Rehabilitation psychology 1992, Vol.37 (4), p.323-338
Main Authors: Glynn, Shirley M, Randolph, Eugenia T, Eth, Spencer, Paz, George G, Leong, Gregory B, Shaner, Andrew L, Vort, Walter Van
Format: Article
Language:English
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Family Therapy
Human
Military Veterans
Occupational Adjustment
Outpatient Treatment
Schizophrenia
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Summary:ABSTRACT We investigated work adjustment among 41 recently exacerbated patients with schizophrenia who were randomly assigned to receive either customary care alone or behavioral family therapy (BFT) and customary care. At baseline, most patients were unemployed and evidenced poor work adjustment. Negative schizophrenic symptoms were more strongly associated with current work dysfunction than were indices of other psychopathology. At one year, significantly fewer patients participating in BFT had evidenced psychotic exacerbations. However, vocational adjustment in both groups was still poor, with few benefits of BFT on work functioning noted.
ISSN:0090-5550
1939-1544
DOI:10.1037/h0079110