A Study on the Efficacy of Group-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy on the Self-Stigma of Schizophrenia Patients

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24500591
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Nagasaki University
• Principal Investigator: TANAKA Goro 長崎大学, 医歯薬学総合研究科(保健学科), 教授 (00253691)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NAKANE Hideyuki 長崎大学, 医歯薬学総合研究科(保健学科), 教授 (90274795) ; OHTA Yasuyuki 西九州大学, リハビリテーション学部, 教授 (50108304) ; INADOMI Hiroyuki 大阪府立大学, 総合リハビリテーション学部, 教授 (10295107)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: schizophrenia / self stigma

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The patients participating in this program became capable of expressing their personal weaknesses without anxiety in a warm humorous atmosphere, and also of engaging in collaborative activities. Firstly, they came to recognize that a person is not the cause of their difficulties, but that a problem itself is. Then, they learned to exteriorize this problem. Secondly, their goals were changed from "solving a problem" to believing that they can continue their lives even if they have a problem. It was suggested that group-based cognitive behavior therapy was effective for reducing self-stigma in schizophrenia patients.

Free Research Field

人間医工学（リハビリテーション科学・福祉工学）