Cards (4)

  • * evidence from tarrier?
    • randomly allocated patients to:
    • medication & cbt group
    • medication & supportive counselling group
    • just medication - control
    • patients in 2 combination groups showed lower levels of symptoms than those in control
    • no difference in hospital readmissions
    • could be due to patients stopping meds due to side effects
    • effective
    • dual treatment for biological & psychological work more effectively in treating sz that 1 treatment alone
    • may reduce relapse rates over time
  • evidence from sudak?
    • found that when patients had combined therapy of drugs & cbt were more likely to stick to treatment
    • cbt gives insight into advantages of taking drugs
    • effective
    • shows combined treatment leads to patient sticking to therapy more & being treated
    • would lead to longer positive effects of treatment
  • * evidence from hogarty?
    • recorded 1st year relapse rates of 103 sz patients with various treatment programmes from high ee families
    • relapse rates for patients using drugs alone was 41% compared to 19% for family therapy & drugs combined
    • most effective - family therapy & social support therapy & drugs - 0% relapse rates
    • effective
    • shows combined treatment of biological & psychological treatments is more effective in treating sz long term
  • X leads to patient distrusting therapist?
    • as patient undergoes drug therapy - side effects of dry mouth/tardive dyskinesia/confusion/paranoia
    • leads to patient feeling worse & worsen sz symptoms
    • may heighten delusions of persecution - do not trust therapist & not listen to advice/guidance
    • will not recover from sz
    • ? appropriate
    • downfall in 1 therapy may cause other one not to work so its not always appropriate to use them all together