Abstract: ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of psych-social intervention on the recovery from schizophrenia.Methods160 cases schizophrenia patients leaved hospital were divided into intervention group (80 cases) and control group (80 cases). Meanwhile maintenance drug therapy, intervention group accept systemic psych-social and family intervention. The control group accept maintenance drug therapy only. At the end of initiation 3 month, 1 and 2 years, the patients were evaluated with Disability Assessment Schedule (DAS) and Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PNASS). The number of cases relapsed were counted in both groups. ResultsThe difference of the score of DAS and PANSS between two groups was not significant in 3 month, and became significant at the end of 1 year (P<0.05), very significant at the end of 2 years (P<0.01). The relapsed cases within two years were 12 cases in intervention group and 34 cases in control group (P<0.01).ConclusionPsych-social and family intervention is significantly effective on the improvement of psychiatric symptom, recovery of society function and degrade of relapse rate of patients with schizophrenia.

Key words: psych-social intervention, schizophrenia, rehabilitation