Social skills training for psychiatric patients. I: Concepts, methods, and clinical results.

Full Abstract

Deficits in social skills are often seen in psychiatric patients. In particular instances these may be a consequence of the psychiatric illness, a contributing cause to that illness, or a feature of the psychiatric disorder. During the last two decades, systematic training programs in social skills have been developed and evaluated for the amelioration of these deficiencies. The author critically reviews basic concepts and methods in social skills training and the results of treatment in case reports, analogue studies, and single-case experimental designs.

Author information

Author/s: Brady, J P (JP);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: The American journal of psychiatry (Am J Psychiatry), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1984-Mar; vol 141 (issue 3) : pp 333-40

Dates: Created 1984/03/29; Completed 1984/03/29; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 6367493, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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