Family therapy

• Appropriateness

  • No side effects
  • Benefits the whole family
• However point for appropriateness

  • Need to have a family
  • Time consuming
  • Whole family needs to be motivated
  • Not appropriate for severe cases of SZ
• Effectiveness

  Pharoah et al (2010)- Concluded that family therapy decreases the

  frequency of relapse, reduces the chance of hospital admissions and encourages compliance with medication as well as significantly reducing EE in a family.