Abstract
Data are reported from an ongoing study comparing outcome in two groups of young, first-admission schizophrenics - one receiving "usual" treatment (including drugs) on the wards of a good community mental health center, the other being treated by a non-professional staff (usually without phenothiazines) in a small home-like facility in the community. Six-month and one-year outcome data show few differences in symptoms between the two groups, but three measures of psychosocial functioning significantly favor the experimental group.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
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Chlorpromazine / therapeutic use
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Community Mental Health Services
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Costs and Cost Analysis
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Evaluation Studies as Topic
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Follow-Up Studies
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Hospitalization
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Humans
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Occupational Therapy
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Patient Readmission
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Professional-Patient Relations
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Psychodrama
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Psychological Tests
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Psychotherapy
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Residence Characteristics
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Residential Treatment*
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Schizophrenia / drug therapy
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Schizophrenia / therapy*
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Social Adjustment
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Work
Substances
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Antipsychotic Agents
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Chlorpromazine