family therapy

Question 1

strength: RTS LEFF ET AL

Answer 1

compared family therapy to routine outpatient care, first 9 months 50% of SZ receiving routine care relapsed, 8% family therapy relapsed, FT effective in preventing relapse of symptoms, improves communication within families, reduces expressed emotion, INC validity

Question 2

weakness: emphasises openness

Answer 2

may cause or reopen family tensions, reluctant to talk about or admit problems, lowers effectiveness of FT as treatment as could inc levels of expressed emotion and lead to relapse

Question 3

weakness: doesnt get to root cause

Answer 3

does not get to root cause (aetiology), helps reduce stress of living with SZ for both patient and family, does not eliminate symptoms, questions appropriateness and effectiveness, patients could relapse when treatment stops, HOGERTY ET AL found this

Question 4

weakness: alternative art therapy

Answer 4

less known and available, allows patients to interpret emotions and express them without words, safe environment, healthy form of distraction, FT- patient may feel reluctant to talk openly with family, art therapy more appropriate for families who struggle expressing emotion due to dysfunctional communication