Schozophrenia - Family Therapy

Question 1

How does family therapy take place?

Answer 1

The patient and their family have a therapeutic session together and discuss how their quality of communication and interaction can be improved

Question 2

What were the range of strategies outlined by Pharoah et al (2010) by which family therapies aim to improve the functioning of a family with a member suffering from schizophrenia?

Answer 2

• Forming a therapeutic alliance with all family members
• Reducing the stress of caring for a relative with schizophrenia
• Improving the ability of the family to anticipate and solve problems.
• Reduction of anger and guilt in family members
• Helping family members achieve a balance between caring for the individual with schizophrenia and maintaining their own lives

Question 3

How does Pharoah et al suggest that family therapy help the patient with schizophrenia and their family?

Answer 3

Reducing the levels of stress and expressed emotions while increasing the chances of a patients’ complying with medication.