An evaluation of social skills training modules with schizophrenia inpatients in France

Abstract

Summary Cognitive-behavioral techniques, inherent in the UCLA Social & Independent Living Skills Modules, were evaluated in a small group of French, hospitalized schizophrenic individuals using the French translation of the modules. Acquisition, durability and generalization of skills were found in the group members who were exposed to seven months of four sessions per week of skills training. However, there were no measurable effects on quality of life, either in the group trained in social skills or in two comparison groups of patients. Neither were changes noted in self-reported self-efficacy or self-esteem. Lengthier and multifaceted rehabilitation programs may be necessary to improve the more slowly-changing subjective qualities in the self-perception of individuals with schizophrenia.