CBT and Family Therapy

• CBT


  It is based on the assumption that schizophrenics can be helped by identifying and changing their faulty cognitions. CBT is used to help the sufferer identify and correct these distorted irrational beliefs. Therefore changing the maladaptive thinking
• Family therapy 


  Based on the idea that as family dysfunction plays a role in the development of schizophrenia, and that altering relationship and communication patterns within families should help people with schizophrenia to recover. This treatment involves the whole family
• Token economy 


  a behaviourists approach to schizophrenia where tokens are awarded for desired behavioural change. Surrounding target behaviours which when achieved by the sufferer will be rewarded