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interactionist approach
treating sz
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* 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