Schizophrenia Bulletin Advance Access originally published online on July 17, 2009
Schizophrenia Bulletin 2009 35(5):857-858; doi:10.1093/schbul/sbp076
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Psychosis: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?
2 Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Keywords: cognitive behavior therapy for psychosis / psychological treatment / schizophrenia
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Cognitive behavior therapy for psychosis (CBTp) is an evidence-based treatment primarily designed to target psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations that persist despite appropriate treatment with antipsychotic medication. Meta-analyses suggest that CBT improves positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and functional outcomes with modest effect sizes compared with active control conditions for individuals with schizophrenia.1–4 CBT is recommended as a standard of care for individuals with schizophrenia in both the Schizophrenia
1 To whom correspondence should be addressed; Department of Psychiatry, Mail Stop 7797, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900; tel: 210-567-5508, fax: 210-567-1291, e-mail: velligand@uthscsa.edu.