guo et al - study support for combining treatments

Question 1

what did guo et al conduct and what did they compare?

Answer 1

conducted a randomised controlled trial, comparing patients who were just on antipsychotic medication to patients who were receiving antipsychotic medication and psychological therapy

Question 2

what did guo et al find?

Answer 2

that the group who were given medication and therapy displayed better recovery than the group who were just on medication. this group displayed improved quality of life and had a reduced risk of relapsing into severe symptoms and having to go back to hopsital.
this indicates that combining treatments is more effective at treating schizophrenia than just having one treatment which supports the interactionist approach