Abstract: ObjectiveTo research the efficiency of literature-art-therapy (LAT) using in the phrase of rehabilitation in the inpatients with schizophrenia.Methods120 inpatients were randomly divided into two groups, the trial and the control, 60 patients respectively. The trial group was treated by LAT for 3 to 18 months, while both groups were routinely treated by neuroleptic. IPROS was used in assessment at the start and the end. ResultsThe degree of functional deficiency in trial group had significant decreased. The length of time used with rehabilitation therapy had correlated directly with improvement of social function. Conclusions LAT as an efficient way of rehabilitation therapy, had played a huge role in recovery of inpatients with schizophrenia.

Key words: literature-art-therapy, schizophrenia, rehabilitation