ObjectiveToinvestigatetheeffectoffamilytherapyonprognosisofpatientswithschizophrenis.Method200patientsafterdischargingfromhospitalwererandomlypidedintotwogroups:controlgroup(n=100)andexperimentgroup(n=100).Familytherapywasactualizedinpatientsofexperimentgroup.ResultsTherewassignificantdifferenceinpercentofrecurrenceratebetweencontrolgroup(38%)andexperimentgroup(18%,P<0.05).ConclusionFamilytherapymaydecreaserecurrencerateofschizophrenicafterdischargingfromhospital.