Introduction | Integration of Treatment With Rehabilitation: Two
Sides of the Same Coin | Principles of Psychiatric
Rehabilitation | Evidence-Based Rehabilitation Services |
Assessment of Patients for Treatment Planning, Monitoring, and
Clinical Decision Making | Dissemination and Adoption of
Evidence-Based Services | Toolkits to Make Evidence-Based
Treatments User-Friendly | Conclusion | References The growing
recognition that long-term disability is experienced by a large
proportion of persons with serious and persistent mental
disorders has spurred the development of the field of
psychiatric rehabilitation. Even with the best evidence-based
treatment, individuals with psychotic disorders have suboptimal
outcomes, with symptoms persisting despite appropriate treatment
(Lieberman et al. 2005). Beyond persisting symptoms, social
maladjustment in family and vocational roles interferes with the
quality of life of an exceedingly high number of those with
psychotic disorders (Marshall et al. 2005).