Psychosocial treatment: Individual, group, family, and community support approaches

Abstract

The authors present an overview of research on psychosocial treatments for schizophrenia. Findings from studies of four therapeutic approaches - individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, family therapy, and community support systems - are discussed in detail. The usefulness of each type of therapy is critically assessed on the basis of available data from controlled outcome studies. The authors make recommendations regarding high-priority areas to be addressed in future studies of psychosocial treatment.