A Recent Meta-Analysis of 22 Studies Finds That Social Skills

question 27

Multiple Choice

A recent meta-analysis of 22 studies finds that social skills training for schizophrenia

• A)has moderate effects on symptoms,functioning and relapse rates.
• B)has small effects on social functioning only.
• C)has moderate effects on social and psychosocial functioning,living skills and negative symptoms.
• D)has small effects on paranoid symptoms,but not withdrawal symptoms.
• E)has moderate effects on positive symptoms but does not appear to improve functioning.

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