The Effectiveness of Psychosocial Skills Training Applied to Individuals Diagnosed With Schizophrenia

The 24-person intervention group was divided into three separate groups of 8 people (Group 1, Group 2, Group 3). Group 1 and Group 2 attended sessions on Tuesdays at different times, while Group 3 attended sessions on Thursdays. Psychosocial Skills Training consisted of eleven sessions in total, one session per week. Sessions lasted an average of 60 minutes for each group. In each session, 5-10 minute breaks were given for rest and eating and drinking, considering the attention span and fatigue of the patients. Psychosocial Skills Training was applied two days a week (Group 1-2: Tuesday, Group 3: Thursday) in order to ensure that the patients could get more benefit from the application.