A Going-Out Training Intervention With Exposure, Using Automatic Measurement by GPS and Real-Time Monitoring: Woman Who Was Socially Withdrawn and Diagnosed With Schizophrenia

Abstract

Study Objective: Examination, through self-monitoring with GPS and real-time monitoring using social media, of effects of an intervention in everyday situations that was intended to increase the time going out and the social interactions of a woman who was socially withdrawn and who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Design: ABB’+follow-up. Settings: Outpatient setting at a private counseling office and the participant’s daily life situations. Participant: A woman in her early 20s who complained about hallucinations, was socially withdrawn, and had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Intervention: Exposure to feared situations. Measures: Time spent going out alone, frequency of going out, and repertoires of going out. Results: The participant’s time, frequency, and repertoires of going out increased. The participant was able to get a part-time job. Conclusion: Reliable self-monitoring by GPS and real-time monitoring through social media on her mobile phone verified the changes in the participant’s behavior during and after the intervention.