A multi-hospital evaluation of the Medication and Symptom Management Modules in Germany and Switzerland

Abstract

The initial success of the Social and Independent Living Skills Modules has led to an interest in exploring their feasibility and effectiveness in other countries. To this end, the Medication Management and Symptom Management Modules were recently translated into German and field tested in a multi-center collaborative study with persons having schizophrenia. Results indicated high feasibility of the modules at all ten treatment sites. Patients who participated in a larger sample of the Symptom Management Module showed significant improvements in knowledge about their illness, negative symptoms, psychosocial functioning, as well as an increase in internal locus of control and a decrease in fatalism.