A mixed-methods evaluation of a pilot psychosocial intervention group for older people with schizophrenia

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 199-210

  Berry, Katherine ^a   Purandare, Nitin ^a   Drake, Richard ^a   Elmsley, Richard ^a   Jones, Lisa ^a   Barrowclough, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CBT; Old age; Older adult; Psychosis; Psychosocial intervention; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BOOK; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EVALUATION STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ENGLAND; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MANUALS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84893453513     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465812001075     Document Type: Article

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