The use of sensory integrative techniques with a group of chronic schizophrenic patients is described through the process of conducting a pilot study at the Douglas Hospital Center of Montreal in 1975. The purpose of the study was to determine whether stimulating the sensory integrative processes of the central nervous system would effect any behavioral changes in non-paranoid schizophrenics. Based on the theory of Lorna Jean King, the paper delineates the plan of the study, the testing battery developed for evaluating patients, and the program of activities utilized during the project. Results of the study and a critique of the methods employed are also included.
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