- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- A study of the use of cognitive behavioral therapy with a schizophrenic client in a low-demand, low-stress residential program, 1998
- Creator:
- Coleman, Fred C.
- Date of Original:
- 1998-07-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This study used cognitive-behavioral therapy with a schizophrenic client in a local residential program for formerly homeless and mentally ill adults. The study uses a single system, ABA design to measure the effectiveness of treatment. The study measures the effectiveness of using cognitive-behavioral therapy in combination with pharmacotherapy (treatment by drugs) to improve targeted behaviors of non-compliance with medications, delusions, hostility, and social participation. The results of the study were favorable. Utilization of cognitive-behavior therapy with a schizophrenic client in a low-demand, low-stress residential program revealed positive and observable changes in all the targeted behaviors. The study supports the notion that a combination of psychotherapy and pharmocatherapy can offer improved psychosocial functioning for people living with schizophrenia.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1998_coleman_fred_c
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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