ArticleCommunity mental health journal2018
The Importance of Structure and Connection for People Living With Schizophrenia: A 33-Year Outpatient Group Experience.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Interventions supporting meaningful connections for people with serious mental illness: a concept-framed systematic narrative review.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2025Pooled it
- A psychotic dilemma: psychodynamic group therapy for patients with schizophrenia in times of crisis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The role of mindfulness training supported by virtual reality in the nonpharmacological treatment of schizophrenia-research design.Annals of general psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
This paper evaluates an outpatient group for persons living with schizophrenia. Qualitative changes and psychiatric admissions among group members were reviewed to measure recovery. Thirty-two members have attended sessions for up to 28 years. Meaningful interactions (e.g., supportive comments) have increased and hospitalizations have decreased. The support of the therapists and the other group members has allowed for personal recovery and developing and maintaining social connections. Prior to starting the group, 67% of members had > 1 hospitalization and 26% had none. During the group, 63% of members had no hospitalizations. Vignettes of change, peer support, fewer hospital admissions, and signs of recovery in the face of crises suggest that members benefit greatly from this outpatient group.
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