Psychological treatments

Question 1

What is family therapy?

Answer 1

10 sessions up to a year
aim to reduce expressed emotion
fam given psycho education
encourages to listen and be open

PHAROAH 53 studies
family therapy vs antipsychotics
combining the 2 showed most effective

LEFF compared family therapy with routine outpatient care
after 9 months
50% relapsed in outpatient care
8% relapsed in family therapy
after 2 years
75% relapsed on outpatient
50% relapsed on fam therapy

Question 2

What is the evaluation for family therapy?

Answer 2

+ research support
+ reduce relapse rates
+ helps younger siblings understand
- MAT
money
availability
time
motivation