Family Therapy

Question 1

What is family therapy?

Answer 1

It’s a psychological therapy carried out with family members in order to improve communication and reduce stress

Question 2

What are the 3 aims of family therapy?

Answer 2

Improve positive communication and decrease negative communication
Increase tolerance levels and decrease criticism
Decrease feelings of guilt and responsibility

Question 3

How long does family therapy take?

Answer 3

9-12 months

Question 4

How is family therapy delivered?

Answer 4

Therapists meet regularly and the family are encouraged to speak openly. There are boundaries on what is acceptable prior to this.

Question 5

Who carried out research into family therapy?

Answer 5

Pilling et al
Left et al
McFarlane et al

Question 6

What did Pilling et al research into family therapy?

Answer 6

Reviewed evidence that family therapy reduced relapse rates and symptoms which improves family relationships

Question 7

What did Leff et al research into family therapy?

Answer 7

Compared family therapy against routine care. Routine care had a 50% relapse rate and family therapy had a 8% relapse rate after 9 months. FT is less effective after 2 years.

Question 8

What did McFarlane et al research into family therapy?

Answer 8

Meta-analysis of 18 studies

Less relapse rates and hospital admissions in FT