Evidence "token economy"

This book chapter provides an overview of schizophrenia and the status of psychosocial treatments for schizophrenia (i.e., therapeutic relationship and supportive therapy; behavior therapy and social learning programs; cognitive behavioral therapy; structured, educational family interventions; vocational rehabilitation; case management and treatment teams). The author includes additional considerations for those with a dual diagnosis (substance use and mental disorders) as well as future directions of other treatments such as cognitive rehabilitation. The authors summarize that multiple psychosocial treatment modalities must be delivered to patients if their multidimensional needs are to be met. They conclude that these treatments are most efficacious when delivered in a continuous, comprehensive, and well-coordinated manner within a service such as assertive community treatment.

Keywords: behavior modification behavior therapy and social learning programs behavioral treatments family interventions psychological treatment psychosocial treatments psychotherapy psychsocial treatments including supportive therapy schizophrenia skills training supported employment token economy vocational rehab cognitive-behavioural therapy (cbt) module 1 module 4

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