TY - BOOK AU - Amal Alhossainy Ramadan AU - Enayat Abdelwahab Khalil , AU - Mostafa Omar Shaheen , AU - Zeinab Abdelhalim Osman , TI - Effect of community-based care program on social competence and symptom intensity among hospitalized psychiatric patients / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - Amal Alhossainy Ramadan , KW - Cognitive remediation KW - Community based care KW - Schizophrenia N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Nursing - Department of Psychiatric Nursing; Issued also as CD N2 - Schizophrenia is a major mental illness that causes change in perception, thoughts, and behavior. Cognitive impairments and social- skill deficit are hallmarks of schizophrenia and affect the patients' social competence in form of inability to achieve meaningful social relationships, maintain employment, and fulfill personal needs. Cognitive remediation and social skills training are community-based rehabilitation programs that help the patient to acquire independent living skills for improved functioning in their communities UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -