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Alexa Hutzenbiler, PsyD, is a 2024 graduate of the PsyD Program in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University, Seattle.
Dissertation Committee
Michael J.Toohey, PhD, ABPP, Committee Chair
Alicia Pardee, PhD, Committee Member
Melissa Kennedy, PhD, Committee Member
Keywords
Social Learning Program, serious mental illness, forensic psychiatry, quality of life, interpretative phenomenological analysis, state hospital, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, psychosocial rehabilitation program, mixed methods
Document Type
Dissertation
Publication Date
2023
Abstract
This mixed-methods study explored the quality of life and lived experiences of adult individuals with diagnoses of schizophrenia spectrum disorders residing and receiving treatment on the Social Learning Program (SLP) at Fulton State Hospital, a high-security state forensic facility. Eleven participants completed the WHOQOL-BREF quantitative quality-of-life measure. Ten participants completed in-depth, semi-structured, qualitative interviews. Interviews were transcribed then analysed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. The major themes that emerged included “Working the Program,” “Relationship Dynamics with Self and Others,” “Meaning,” “I’ve Been Having Breakthroughs,” and “Areas for Improvement in the Program.” Combined, the findings of the present investigation demonstrate the utility of the SLP and highlight the importance of studying the lived experience and quality of life of individuals with diagnoses of schizophrenia spectrum disorders residing in forensic facilities.
Recommended Citation
Hutzenbiler, A. (2023). A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Quality of Life in Forensic Inpatients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders on the Social Learning Program. https://aura.antioch.edu/etds/962
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Alexa Hutzenbiler, PsyD, 2024
ORCID Scholar ID# 0009-0007-5490-9649