PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPY FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA

PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPY FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA

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CBT:

-aim is to identify irrational thoughts and change them.

-5-20 sessions, individually or in a group.

-normalisation is explaining to the client that hearing voices is an ordinary experience.

TURKINGTON 2004- treated a paranoid client who was convinced the Mafia were plotting to kill him.

FAMILY THERAPY:

- reduce stress and levels of expressed emotion.

-all family members must agree on the aims of the therapy.

-ensure family members achieve balance between…