Behavioral Family Therapy for Schizophrenic and Affective Disorders

Abstract

it is increasingly evident that family-based interventions can play a critical role in the clinical management of major mental disorders [schizophrenic and affective disorders] / a family approach that focuses on enhancing the communication of important needs as well as on developing efficient problem solving to assist with stress management may be expected to reduce the long-term risk of recurrent episodes of mental disorders vulnerability stress: a model for intervention / behavioral analysis of mental disorder in the family / behavioral family intervention strategies / efficacy of BFT [behavioral family therapy] in major mental disorders (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)