Effectiveness of psychiatric occupational therapy in improving the social anxiety of people with schizophrenia

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  • Yamamoto Atsuko
    Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kansai Medical University Medical Center
  • Hashimoto Takeshi
    Department of Rehabilitation Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences
  • Morimoto Yuka
    Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kansai Medical University Medical Center
  • Kato Masaki
    Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kansai Medical University
  • Kinoshita Toshihiko
    Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kansai Medical University
  • Yotsumoto Kayano
    Department of Rehabilitation Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences

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  • 社交不安症状のある統合失調症患者に対する作業療法の効果
  • シャコウ フアン ショウジョウ ノ アル トウゴウ シッチョウショウ カンジャ ニ タイスル サギョウ リョウホウ ノ コウカ

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This research examined the effectiveness of psychiatric occupational therapy in improving the social anxiety in patients with schizophrenia. A series case study was conducted at the psychiatric rehabilitation center of a university hospital. Data from 3 patients were collected at the baseline, and after 3 and 6 months, indicating an improvement in social anxiety, psychological symptoms, and interpersonal exchange scores. Those symptoms in the patients with moderate social anxiety improved more than the severely impaired patients. This study suggests that occupational therapy intervention may improve not only the symptoms, but also social anxiety in patients with schizophrenia, especially among patients with less severe social anxiety.

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