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Date of Award
1997
Document Type
Thesis - Pacific Access Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Martin Gipson
First Committee Member
Gary Howells
Second Committee Member
Keven Schock
Abstract
Traditional treatment for schizophrenia addresses behaviors that are present in excess (positive symptoms) but neglects behaviors that are absent (negative symptoms). This leaves individuals unprepared for living in a "least restrictive setting" and results in recurring placements in community settings, an increase in symptoms, and consequent return to treatment and stabilization in an inpatient psychiatric facility. Within an institutional cycle design with nine cohort groups of individuals, this study used archival data from a facility that prepares individuals for community placement to investigate the efficacy of a treatment approach designed to reduce both positive and negative symptomology and decrease use of inpatient psychiatric facilities. The results indicate small effects on positive and negative symptomology but substantial reductions in the use of inpatient psychiatric facilities.
Pages
155
ISBN
9780591548877 , 0591548879
Recommended Citation
Gokim, Maria L.. (1997). Treatment at a transitional residential facility: Effects on positive and negative symptomology. University of the Pacific, Thesis - Pacific Access Restricted. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2674
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