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Development of a Virtual Reality Assessment of Everyday Living Skills

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Evidence-based psychotherapy for schizophrenia: 2011 update.

Faith B Dickerson¹, Anthony F Lehman

¹Department of Psychology, Sheppard Pratt Health System, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. FDickerson@sheppardpratt.org

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

|August 5, 2011

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Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is the most effective psychotherapy for reducing schizophrenia symptoms. Other therapies are evolving, with future research focusing on support, recovery, and illness alteration.

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Area of Science:

Psychiatry
Clinical Psychology

Background:

Schizophrenia often co-occurs with psychological distress, necessitating therapeutic interventions.
Various psychotherapeutic approaches are utilized for schizophrenia management.
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) demonstrates a robust evidence base for symptom reduction.

Purpose of the Study:

To review existing psychotherapeutic approaches for schizophrenia.
To highlight the efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT).
To discuss the evolution and future directions of psychotherapy in schizophrenia.

Main Methods:

Literature review of psychotherapeutic interventions for schizophrenia.
Analysis of evidence supporting different therapy modalities.
Discussion of overlapping therapeutic elements and emerging approaches.

Main Results:

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) shows significant benefit for symptom reduction in outpatients with residual schizophrenia symptoms.
Other therapies like compliance therapy, personal therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and supportive therapy are also used.
Newer approaches include metacognitive therapy, narrative therapies, and mindfulness therapy.

Conclusions:

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is a primary evidence-based psychotherapy for schizophrenia.
Psychotherapy for schizophrenia is an evolving field with diverse and overlapping approaches.
Future research should explore goals of emotional support, functional recovery, and illness process alteration.