%0 Journal Article
%T Terapia de grupo en primeros episodios psic¨®ticos
%A Garc¨ªa-Cabeza
%A Ignacio
%A Gonz¨¢lez de Ch¨¢vez
%A M.
%J Revista de la Asociaci¨®n Espa£¿ola de Neuropsiquiatr¨ªa
%D 2011
%I Asociaci¨®n Espa?ola de Neuropsiquiatr¨ªa
%R 10.4321/S0211-57352011000200005
%X aim: this study has aimed to evaluate the efficacy of group psychotherapy in the evolution of first episode psychosis. methods: by means of a naturalistic study, we compared the evolution of 37 first episode psychoses after 6 years. twelve came to group therapy and the rest received conventional treatment. evaluation interviews were conducted at admission, one and 6 years. the methods used were panss, gaf, grip on life and a standardized semi-structured questionnaire. results: the results at the end of the study were significantly better for patients who received group therapy for both symptomatic (positive-panss, negative-panss) and functional outcome (gaf, grip on life). conclusion: psychotherapeutic interventions, including group therapy, favors the recovery of the psychotic patient not only regarding specific symptoms but also in their overall functioning.
%K first episode psychosis
%K clinical outcome
%K group psychotherapy
%K follow-up
%K naturalistic study.
%U http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0211-57352011000200005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en