Psychosocial rehabilitation
Psychosocial rehabilitation is the process that facilitates opportunities for persons with chronic mental illness to reach their optimal level of independent functioning in society and for improving their quality of life (Saha, Chauhan, Buch 2020).
People with mental illness sometimes need assistance in different aspects of their lives—including their work, living, social, and learning environments. One treatment approach that can help these individuals manage their symptoms and better function is psychosocial rehabilitation (Cherry, 2023).
Psychosocial rehabilitation is designed to improve the lives of people with mental illness by giving them the emotional, cognitive, and social skills needed to live and work in their communities as independently as possible. Here we explore this approach in greater detail, from its history to its effectiveness (Cherry, 2023).
Outlines the basic principles governing the psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) approach, illustrating that the PSR is based not on exclusive independent theory but on a set of principles designed to foster the independence and development of people with emotional disabilities. The following principles of the PSR model are discussed: underutilization of full human capacity, equipping people with skills, self-determination, normalization, differential needs and care, commitment of staff, deprofessionalization of service, early intervention, environmental approach, changing the environment, work-centered process, and social rather than medical supremacy (Cnaan, Blankertz, Messinger, 1988).
Psychosocial rehabilitation is a model that provides a holistic, comprehensive, and seamless plan of care for patients with severe and persistent mental illnesses. Major components of psychosocial rehabilitation include interventions that facilitate symptom management, facilitate social skills training, and improve cognitive performance. The goal of psychosocial rehabilitation has evolved from medication compliance and reduced hospitalization to helping the patient attain independence, employment, meaningful interpersonal relationships, and an improved quality of life. Ultimately, these goals facilitate the highest level of functioning in all spheres, self-efficacy, and well-being for patients with severe and persistent mental disorders. By attaining these goals, patients with schizophrenia and other severe and persistent mental disorders can experience minimal interference from symptoms and neurocognitive deficits. Predictably the success of these programs is enhanced by involvement of families and significant others. Achieving these goals requires integration by the interdisciplinary team model that involves the delivery of comprehensive, coordinated, and seamless services that are consumer-friendly and accessible to the patient, caregivers, and cultural and social context.
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