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Family Therapy for a Korean Son with Schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Park JinYoung,
Park Yangjin,
Park TaiYoung
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1467-8438
pISSN - 0814-723X
DOI - 10.1002/anzf.1241
Subject(s) - family therapy , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , respite care , psychology , psychotherapist , family systems theory , psychiatry , pharmacotherapy , mental health , medicine , developmental psychology , nursing
In recent decades the treatment of schizophrenia has focused primarily on pharmacotherapy with an emphasis on respite for family caregivers, support groups, and compliance regimens to sustain and maintain the affected client and family members. The use of family therapy models to intervene effectively with families affected by a diagnosis of schizophrenia is less common in the professional literature. This case study draws on the Mental Research Institute's communication theory and Bowen Family Systems Theory in therapeutic work with a Korean family.