Developing an alliance with schizophrenic patients in day hospital treatment
Axelrod, S.; Palgi, E.
Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic 54(3): 340-352
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-9284 PMID: 2207467 Document Number: 349022
For schizophrenic patients, denial of illness and resistance to treatment are pervasive during the subacute phase of the illness. The authors conceptualize these phenomena from a developmental perspective, with particular emphasis on self-reintegration. Theoretical concepts are discussed and guidelines for developing a treatment alliance are described. Clinical examples drawn from experience with schizophrenic patients in a day hospital setting are provided.