SCHIZOPHRENIC SYMPTOMS, WORK ADJUSTMENT, AND BEHAVIORAL FAMILY-THERAPY

We investigated work adjustment among 41 recently exacerbated patients with schizophrenia who were randomly assigned to receive either customary care alone or behavioral family therapy (BFT) and customary care. At baseline, most patients were unemployed and evidenced poor work adjustment. Negative schizophrenic symptoms were more strongly associated with current work dysfunction than were indices of other psychopathology. At one year, significantly fewer patients participating in BFT had evidenced psychotic exacerbations. However, vocational adjustment in both groups was still poor, with few benefits of BFT on work functioning noted.