Psychological Intervention in Community-Based Treatment of Schizophrenia: a Systematic Narrative Review

Abstract

Add psychological interventions based mental health services community for treating people with schizophrenia (ODS) can provide positive opportunities in the recovery process. However, there was no systematic literature review for this yet. This article aims to identify and synthesize ODS's psychological interventions in the community to portray held various interventions. A systematic narrative review with the procedure of PRISMA was used in this research. The inclusion criteria are 1) psychological intervention; 2) involvement of a psychologist; 3) community settings. The search was carried out from April- May 2020. Out of 103 journals, 72 journals were reviewed, and a total of 7 journals were analyzed in this study. The involvement of psychologists in crucial positions in community mental health services is rare. Most of the interventions are led by psychiatrists. Psychological interventions include psychoeducation, CBT, SST, social support therapy, and online psychotherapy with "telementalhealth". Psychosocial interventions are given with pharmacotherapy. There was a positive effect of using psychological interventions for ODS in the community. Intervention on ODS in the community must involve multidisciplinary and multi-professional skills. Psychologists' involvement in psychological interventions can improve clinical outcomes and psychological flexibility to provide satisfaction to patients. It supports recovery-oriented mental health services. Keywords: psychological intervention; schizophrenia; psychologist; community