Psychological therapies for schizophrenia
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- Created on: 26-02-20 16:33
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- Psychological therapies for Schizophrenia
- CBT
- between 5-20 sessions
- helps patients identify irrational thoughts and change them
- does not eliminate schizophrenia just helps patient cope
- helps patients identify irrational thoughts and change them
- between 5-20 sessions
- Token economies
- reward systems used to manage behaviour in psychiatric hospitals
- common for patients to develop bad hygiene
- modification improves quality of life, does not cure it
- common for patients to develop bad hygiene
- tokens given as soon as patients complete desirable behaviour
- immediate gratification
- prevents delay discounting
- immediate gratification
- reward systems used to manage behaviour in psychiatric hospitals
- family therapy
- aims to improve quality of communic. and interaction
- reduce stress in the family that contribute to relapse
- pharaoh et al
- 1. form therapeutic alliance with family 2. reduce the stress of caring for schizophrenic 3. improve problem solving skills 4. reduction of built up anger 5. help find care - life balance 6.improve beliefs about the illness
- reduce stress and EE increases chances of taking medication and reduces relapse rate
- 1. form therapeutic alliance with family 2. reduce the stress of caring for schizophrenic 3. improve problem solving skills 4. reduction of built up anger 5. help find care - life balance 6.improve beliefs about the illness
- aims to improve quality of communic. and interaction
- CBT
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