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Schizophrenia Bulletin Advance Access published online on January 27, 2009
Schizophrenia Bulletin, doi:10.1093/schbul/sbn177
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© The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org.

Psychosocial Treatments to Promote Functional Recovery in Schizophrenia

Robert S. Kern13, Shirley M. Glynn2,3, William P. Horan2,3 and Stephen R. Marder2,3
2 Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
3 Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 22 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Los Angeles, CA

1 To whom correspondence should be addressed; Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (MIRECC 210 A), Building 210, Room 116, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90073; tel: 310-478-3711 ext. 49229, fax: 310-268-4056, e-mail: rkern{at}ucla.edu.

A number of psychosocial treatments are available for persons with schizophrenia that include social skills training, cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive remediation, and social cognition training. These treatments are reviewed and discussed in terms of how they address key components of functional recovery such as symptom stability, independent living, work functioning, and social functioning. We also review findings on the interaction between pharmacological and psychosocial treatments and discuss future directions in pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia. Overall, these treatments provide a range of promising approaches to helping patients achieve better outcomes far beyond symptom stabilization.

Keywords: recovery / social skills training / cognitive behavioral therapy / cognitive remediation / social cognition / schizophrenia


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