Which therapeutic activity would be most important in helping a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia remain in the work force?
a. Social skills training
b. Physical therapy to develop muscle strength
c. Occupational therapy to improve coordination
d. Group therapy to improve motivation for working
A
Patients with schizophrenia often cannot obtain and hold jobs, not from lack of work skills but from inability to cope socially on the job. Social skills training would therefore be of greatest assistance if work skills are present. This premise is especially true for an individual with residual schizophrenia, since active psychosis is no longer present.
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