The Effectiveness of a Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program Led by Laypeople in China: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.

Community psychiatric rehabilitation has proven effective in supporting individuals and their families in recovering from mental illness. The delivery of evidence-based community rehabilitation services, however, requires health care workers to possess a set of specially trained knowledge and skills. Most developing countries, including China, do not have specially trained mental health personnel.

A 6-Month Randomized Controlled Pilot Study on the Effects of the Clubhouse Model of Psychosocial Rehabilitation with Chinese Individuals with Schizophrenia.

To investigate the effectiveness of the Clubhouse Model of Psychosocial Rehabilitation on psychosocial functions and recovery of native Chinese individuals with schizophrenia in a community sample. A randomized controlled design was used. A total of 56 participants were recruited from a community sample for a study lasting 6 months, but five participants dropped out.

Family Decision Making and Self-Determination Among Consumers With Schizophrenia in China: Cross-Cultural Implications.

Objectives: Self-determination is viewed as an important ingredient of successful recovery in psychiatric rehabilitation. The concept of autonomy, a key component of self-determination, may be of less importance in Chinese cultures, whereby an individual's choices may be in conflict with the family's expectations. This study aimed to develop an instrument to measure opinions about self-determination among Chinese consumers and their family members.

The seasonal distribution, diel vertical distribution and feeding behavior of Paraeuchaeta concinna in the shallow subtropical coastal waters of eastern Hong Kong.

Background: Predatory copepods of the family Euchaetidae are widely distributed in polar, temperate, subtropical and tropical oceans. Paraeuchaeta concinna is the most abundant Euchaetidae in the subtropical coastal seas of Hong Kong and southern China. However, compared to Euchaetidae species in temperate and polar regions, relatively little information is available on the ecology of P.

Changes in psychosocial and work-related characteristics among Clubhouse members: a preliminary report.

The aim of this study was to explore the changes in work-related abilities of members after attending the Clubhouse program for 12 weeks. The extent to which the changes would contribute to members' performance on simulated work tasks was also investigated. A total of 39 people with mental illnesses, primarily schizophrenia, attending Phoenix Clubhouse participated in the study.