"Coffee groups": a nine-year follow-up study

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Abstract
A 9 yr follow-up study of 76 chronically ill psychiatric patients treated in coffee groups, a maintenance treatment approach 1st described in a pilot study in 1971 was presented. Findings show a significant drop in rehospitalization rates for chronic schizophrenic patients after they had started to attend the group, despite irregular patterns of participation and attendance. There was a leveling off of measurable change in psychosocial functioning in contrast to earlier optimistic reports. The coffee group formula has proved to be economical and is viable for a wide chronic diagnostic range and for a variety of therapists'' styles.

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