Treatments For Sz - Family Therapy

Question 1

What are the two AO3 PEELS to evaluate family therapy?

Answer 1

RTS - effectiveness of family therapy
Weakness - doesnt get to root cause

Question 2

P

(RTS - effectiveness of family therapy)

Answer 2

RTS - family therapy as a treatment for sz was done by a psychologist

Question 3

E

Answer 3

• they compared fam therapy with a regular routine outpatient care for schizophrenics
• they found in the first 9 months regular outpatient care treatment, 50% of patients relapsed
• compared to only 8% of patients relapsing with family therapy

Question 4

E

Answer 4

• this shows by improving communication in families, it can reduce tension and relapse of symptoms

Question 5

L

Answer 5

Therefore this suggests family therapy is an effective treatment for sz

Question 6

P

(Weakness - doesnt get to root cause of sz)

Answer 6

Weakness - fam therapy - doesn’t get to root cause of sz

Question 7

E

Answer 7

• as it works by helping to reduce stress of living with sz in a fam for patient and family members
• this doesn’t eliminate symptoms completely

Question 8

E

Answer 8

• another psychologist found up in a follow up study of patients who had received fam therapy
• when therapy stops, patients relapse

Question 9

L

Answer 9

This reduces the appropriateness and effectiveness of family therapy when therapy stops