Abstract
This case study describes the management of Schizophreniform
Disorder in a 16 year old adolescent male, an inpatient at the
Psychiatry Department of the Services Hospital, Lahore. The
intervention was comprised of different strategies of Behavior Therapy
and Parent Management Training. The treatment comprised of 19
sessions with duration of 45 minutes. The treatment was done for over
a period of 3 months. The patient was referred to clinical psychologist
and accompanied by his mother with the complaints of anger issues,
physical aggression towards the mother, stubbornness, abusive
language, suspiciousness towards the mother, hiding belongings of
other family members and hoarding them in his room, not leave his
room for the last 2-3 months, inappropriate association and interaction
with a pet cat, poor self-care and medical non-compliance. Assessment
was done on the basis of diagnostic criteria in DSM-5 and Brief
Psychotic Rating Scale (BPRS). The patient was diagnosed with
295.40 (F20.81) Schizophreniform Disorder without good prognostic
features. It was hypothesized that Behavior Therapy would reduce the
behavioral complaints (anger, stubbornness, hoarding things, not
leaving the room, inappropriate interaction with pet cat, poor self-care
and medicine non-adherence). Moreover, Parent Management Training
would help in resolving familial issues which could be contributing
factors towards the patient‟s illness. ABA research design was
employed. In phase-A, psychological assessment was conducted. The
current case srudy was conceptualized by Zubin and Spring (1977)Stress Vulnerability Model. During Phase B, the treatment phase, Mr.
X was treated by using Behavior Therapy, while his mother was
offered Parent Management Training. Comparison of pre and post
treatment assessment showed marked decrease in the severity and
duration of symptoms of the patient. It concluded that Behavior
Therapy and Parent Management Training simultaneously were
effective for treatment of the symptoms of schizophreniform disorder.
Nuzhat-ul-Ain, Najma Badar. (2018) Efficacy of Behavior Therapy and Parent Management Training in Treating Schizophreniform Disorder, Pakistan Journal of Professional Psychology Research and Practice, Volume 9 (1), Voulume 9.
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