Behavioral Psychology / Psicología Conductua (BP) is published by IMR Press from Volume 33 Issue 1 (2025). Previous articles were published by another publisher under the hybrid model (CC-BY-NC license or on a subscription basis), and they are hosted by IMR Press on imrpress.com as a courtesy and upon agreement.
, Robert P. Liberman 2, Alex Kopelowicz 2, Bárbara Luque 1, Adolfo J. Cangas 3, Francisco Alós 11 Universidad de Córdoba, España
2 Universidad de California, Estados Unidos
3 Universidad de Almería, España
*Correspondencia: Juan Antonio Moriana, Dpto. de Psicología, Universidad de Córdoba, Avda. San Alberto Magno, s/n, 14071 Córdoba (España).
E-mail: jamoriana@uco.es
Abstract
Social skills training involves a set of interventional procedures including behavior modification principles and techniques that lead to the acquisition of basic learning experiences. Its main objective is to facilitate the development of a code of conduct aimed at enabling people to live independently; it has been applied in the treatment of schizophrenia and other serious mental disorders. We review the efficacy of such interventions following meta-analyses and randomized clinical trials, and analyzing advantages and disadvantages of recent developments. We discuss the types of training that have achieved the best results and those contributing to their application and/or adaptation to different areas of daily life as part of the multidimensional and psychosocial treatment of schizophrenia.
Keywords
- schizophrenia
- social skills
- psychosocial rehabilitation