Activity Based Group Therapy on Interpersonal Relationship Among the Mentally Ill Clients in Selected Halfway Home, Coimbatore

Abstract

Introduction: The activities that we do every day provide a foundation for our lives. Psychiatric illness
often interferes with a person’s ability to perform the activities that are part of everyday living.
Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of Activity based group therapy promoting the interpersonal
relationship among the mentally ill clients in selected setting, Coimbatore.
Methodology: Pre experimental one group pretest – posttest design was adopted. Convenient sampling
technique was used and 15 mentally ill clients were selected at Cheshire home, Peelamedu, Coimbatore. The
data was collected, organized and analyzed in terms of both descriptive and inferential statistics.
Result: The analysis revealed that the mean value of pretest was 24.47 and was increased in posttest to
63.20. The‘t’ value was 11.7, which had high statistical significance at p<0.05 level and which confirms that
there was a statistically significant difference between pretest and posttest interpersonal relationship.
Conclusion: This study proves that “Activity based group therapy was effective in improving interpersonal
relationship”, who resides in halfway home.