Sensory Dysfunction in Adult Schizophrenia
- 1 April 1977
- journal article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in Psychiatric Services
- Vol. 28 (4) , 280-283
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.28.4.280
Abstract
The authors describe the postural abnormalities and sensory-integration deficits of process schizophrenics, or those who have had problems since childhood and who gradually slip into psychosis. A treatment program consisting of a variety of activities designed to correct those deficits was conducted for one year at the University of California, Irvine, Medical Center; it was coordinated by the occupational therapy department. At discharge the six participants had improved, and their gains were maintained at one-year follow-up. The authors believe similar programs would be useful in board-and-care homes and long-term-care facilities.Keywords
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