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| Rehabilitation programs for elderly women inpatients with schizophrenia | | Author(s) | Carlos M Coelho, António P Palha, Daniela C Gonçalves |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 20, nos 3/4, 2008 |
| Pages | pp 283-296 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Schizophrenia ; Older women ; In-patients ; Rehabilitation ; Psychiatric treatment. |
| Annotation | The authors describe the rehabilitation and resocialisation methods they believe to be appropriate for application to female patients with schizophrenia in a psychiatric unit with a predominantly older population. This article provides an overview to guide accurate intervention - particularly for inpatient women - in different types of cognitive impairment under the broad category of schizophrenia. The clinical approach used includes a token economy approach, cognitive remediation therapy, and social skills training. The token economy is particularly directed to patients who present with a high mental deterioration and/or debility. Cognitive remediation is applicable to subjects with both cognitive and social dysfunction, but who do not possess signs of organic, cerebral illness or of substance abuse. Social skills training can be the third step to resocialisation, training verbal and non-verbal communication competencies. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081028504 A |
| Classmark | ELK: BD: LF7: LM: LP |
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