Effect of Emotion Management Program for Patients with Schizophrenia on Their Emotion Recognition and Emotional Expression

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1 Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.

2 Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

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Background: One of the goals of psychiatric social rehabilitation for patients with schizophrenia is to improve their ability to recognize and express their emotions. Aim: to evaluate the effect of an emotion management program for patients with schizophrenia on their emotion recognition and emotional expression. Setting: This study was carried out at Tanta University Hospital's neuropsychiatric inpatient department. Research design: quasi-experimental research design was used. Subjects: This study used a convenience sample of 50 patients with schizophrenia. Tools: Three tools were used: Tool I: Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics Questionnaire, Tool II: Berkeley Expressivity Questionnaire (BEQ),and Tool III: Trait Meta-Mood Scale-short form(TMMS-S) Results: This research showed that the studied patients' emotion recognition and emotional expression scores improved immediately and after 3 months of the program when compared to before the program. Conclusion: emotion management program has a positive effect on improving emotional recognition and expression of people with schizophrenia. Recommendations: Emotion Management Program should be implemented regularly as an integral part of rehabilitation interventions for patients with schizophrenia.

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