family therapy Flashcards

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family therapy

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carried out by members of the family

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aims

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-educate
-improve communication
-teach patients and carers more effective stress management techniques

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methods used (pharaoh et al, 2010)

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-helps achieve a balance between caring for a patient and their own life
-reduces anger and guilt
-taught to have weekly meetings (aim of solving problems and individual goals, resolve conflict and pinpoint stressors)

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evidence for effectiveness

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-relapse rates reduced by 50-60%
-moderate evidence to reduce relapse rates and hospital readmission but their were varying quality of research
explain - may improve quality of life (equips patients with skills) but doesn’t provide a cure for SZ

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benefits to the whole family

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-strengthens family function
-reduced negative impact on the patient
-patients SZ will affect the family less

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reductionism

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-ignore genetics (doesn’t establish a link between dopamine and SZ just environmental factors)
-cant be used on its own (relapse inly reduced by 50-60%, doesn’t address dopamines effects on the brain and emotions)

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