to help the individual with schizophrenia cope with the pressures of family life, make better use of family resources, and avoid problematic interactions. Family therapy often is successful communication and reducing tensions with the family. Page 8In turn, it helps relapse rates to go down, particularly when it is combined with drug therapy. (Abnormal Psychology, third edition), Ronald J. ComerThe last type of therapy is social therapy. Many clinicians that treat people with schizophrenia try to address all aspects of a client's life and recovery. They make practical advice and make adjustments to find treatments, and also direct therapy towards issues as problem solving, decision making, developmental of social skills, and management of medication. In addition they may help their clients find work, financial assistance, and proper housing. This king of intervention, called social therapy or socitherapy, may be offered in-group formats as well as in individual sessions. Research supports the belief that this particle, active, and broad treatments helps keep patients with schizophrenia out of the hospital. (Abnormal Psychology, third edition) Ronald J. ComerSchizophrenic patients may also take the community approach to treatments. A community approach was developed when a policy of deinstutionaltions brought about a mass exodus of hundreds of thousands of patients with schizophrenia and other sever problems from state institutions in the community. The number of persons living in mental heals settings has decreased from nearly 600,000 on any given day in 1955 to 80,000 today.A. Effective community care: Among the key elements of effective community care programs are coordination of patient services by a community mental health center, short-term hospitalization (followed by aftercare), day centers, halfway houses, and occupational training.A. Inadequacies of community treatment: Unfortunately, the quality of and funding fo...
