Schizophrenia Bulletin Advance Access originally published online on February 21, 2006
Schizophrenia Bulletin 2006 32(2):231-233; doi:10.1093/schbul/sbj051
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Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: Comments From a Clinical Psychology Perspective
2 School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester; and Manchester Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust
1To whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail: nicholas.tarrier{at}manchester.ac.uk.
The NIMH-MATRICS Consensus Statement on Negative Symptoms is covered from the perspective of Clinical Psychology. The neurobiological model implicit in the Statement can be criticized on the basis that it is scientifically restrictive and narrow and poorly serves clinical practice and service development. Aspects of the Statement relating to psychological treatments are discussed.
Keywords: schizophrenia / negative symptoms / clinical psychology