Programming emphasizes the acquisition and performance of a variety of coping and social skills.
The University of Chicago Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation provides a continuum of care for persons experiencing chronic distress and their families. A significant number of persons receiving psychiatric services experience chronic distress. The term chronic distress refers to behavior patterns that protract long-term emotional suffering. Rather than alleviating stress, this habitual way of coping with daily stressors makes painful experiences persist. Frequently, these individuals live with various symptoms including depression, anxiety and self-injurious behaviors.