A strength of family therapy for schizophrenia is the benefits for all family members.
A review of evidence concluded that these effects are important because families provide the bulk of care for people with schizophrenia.
By strengthening the functioning of a whole family, family therapy lessens the negative impact of schizophrenia on other family members and strengthens the ability of the family to support the person with schizophrenia.
This means that family therapy has wider benefits beyond the obvious positive impact on