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Cognitive-behaviour therapy for schizophrenia: a review.

Shanaya Rathod1, Douglas Turkington

  • 1Hampshire Partnership NHS Trust, Mulfords Hill Centre, Tadley, Hampshire, UK. sr8@soton.ac.uk

Current Opinion in Psychiatry
|April 28, 2006
PubMed
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Cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) is an effective addition to antipsychotic medication for schizophrenia management. CBT shows benefits for positive, negative, and residual symptoms, and aids in relapse prevention.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Schizophrenia management traditionally relies on antipsychotic medication.
  • Early studies on cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) focused on treatment-resistant positive symptoms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent evidence on the efficacy of CBT for schizophrenia.
  • To explore CBT's impact on prodromal states, acute and chronic schizophrenia, negative symptoms, insight, and relapse prevention.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent scientific literature on CBT for schizophrenia.
  • Analysis of studies examining CBT as an adjunct to antipsychotic medication.

Main Results:

  • CBT is an effective adjunct to antipsychotic medication for acute and chronic schizophrenia, improving positive, negative, and residual symptoms.

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  • Strong effect sizes with durable outcomes were observed.
  • CBT combined with other therapies can reduce relapse rates and may prevent psychosis transition in high-risk individuals.

    • Conclusions:

    • Recent evidence strongly supports CBT as an effective adjunctive treatment for schizophrenia.
    • Despite proven efficacy, CBT is underutilized, particularly outside the UK.