Family-focused therapy (FFT) is a comprehensive therapy approach applied to individuals and their families. In the present study, the researchers aimed to investigate the effects of family-focused therapy (FFT) in the early stages of psychotic disorder and bipolar disorder, regarding the psychiatric symptomatology, family communication skills, coping capacities, family burden and quality of life. A total of 34 young people diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD) and 17 psychotic disorders (PD) will be included in the study.
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The change from baseline to follow-up in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) scores
Timeframe: at baseline and at week 9
The change from baseline in Young Mania Rating Scale score
Timeframe: at baseline and at week 9
The change from baseline in Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS)
Timeframe: at baseline and at week 9
The change from baseline in Brief Negative Symptom Scale (BNSS)
Timeframe: at baseline and at week 9
The change from Personal and Social Performance Scale (PSP) scores
Timeframe: at baseline and at week 9
The change from Scale of Unawareness of Mental Disorder (SUMD) scores
Timeframe: at baseline and at week 9