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Predictors of participation in community outpatient psychosocial rehabilitation in schizophrenia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20676766     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study investigated demographic, clinical and neurocognitive factors predicting drop-out from an intensive, community outpatient psychosocial rehabilitation program for people with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. One-hundred and twenty-seven outpatients with DSM-IV schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder participated. Demographic variables of age, sex, education and race/ethnicity were recorded and formal symptom measures and a neurocognitive assessment consisting of measures of crystallized verbal ability, sustained visual vigilance, verbal learning, verbal fluency and problem-solving were administered at study entry. Thirty-seven percent of the sample dropped-out of the program. In a final multivariate model, younger age, and lower verbal fluency scores in clients with a history of a high number of hospitalizations predicted a greater likelihood of drop-out. The implications of these findings are discussed.
Authors:
Matthew M Kurtz; Jennifer Rose; Bruce E Wexler
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-07-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  Community mental health journal     Volume:  47     ISSN:  1573-2789     ISO Abbreviation:  Community Ment Health J     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-10     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0005735     Medline TA:  Community Ment Health J     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  622-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Judd Hall, 207 High Street, Middletown, CT, 06459, USA, mkurtz@wesleyan.edu.
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