Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- CBT assumes that these faulty cognitions make a person vulnerable to SZ.
- Aims to challenge negative/ irrational beliefs by reality
testing (patient taking an active role in their treatment).
- Via Homework - recording when they have hallucinations/ delusions + testing the effectiveness of the coping strategies
- Therapist uses this evidence to prove that irrational beliefs are incorrect.
- Via Homework - recording when they have hallucinations/ delusions + testing the effectiveness of the coping strategies
- CSE
- cognitive strategies to cope with their hallucinations and delusions e.g. the use of distraction, concentrating on a specific task and positive self-talk
- Behavioural strategies – relaxation techniques, initiating/ withdrawing social contact, finding ways to drown the voices by shouting STOP! or turning up the TV.
- Practised in sessions then practised at home and keep a record of how it has worked, aim to find two strategies for each symptom.
- WEAKNESS
- P - Has practical issues
- E - It requires regular therapy sessions over a long period of time.
- E - Negative symptoms of SZ such as avolition can result in patient being not willing to engage, not completing homework.
- L - This means CBT may not be an appropriate treatment for everyone.
- E - Negative symptoms of SZ such as avolition can result in patient being not willing to engage, not completing homework.
- E - It requires regular therapy sessions over a long period of time.
- P - There
are other
treatments
(biological)
- E -
Psychological
therapies are
usually used
in conjunction
with
antipsychotic
medication as
drugs increase
the likelihood
of patients
complying
with their
psychological
treatment
programme.
- L - This means that psychological treatments aren't the only effective treatment of SZ.
- E -
Psychological
therapies are
usually used
in conjunction
with
antipsychotic
medication as
drugs increase
the likelihood
of patients
complying
with their
psychological
treatment
programme.
- P - Has practical issues
- STRENGTH
- P - There's evidence to support the effectiveness.
- E - Pilling et al. (2002) conducted
a meta-analysis of CBT that included a total of 392 participants.
- E - •Concluded
that CBT was effective in improving mental state of patients both during
treatment and at a follow up.
- L - This shows that CBT is an effective treatment as it improves the mental state of patients.
- E - •Concluded
that CBT was effective in improving mental state of patients both during
treatment and at a follow up.
- E - Pilling et al. (2002) conducted
a meta-analysis of CBT that included a total of 392 participants.
- P - There're
economic
implications of
psychological
treatments
for SZ.
- E - Drug
therapies
tend to be
cheaper than
psychological
therapies as
they don't
require regular
therapy
appointments.
- E - However,
psychological
therapies
have led to a
reduction in
relapse rates
and hospital
stays which
can be very
costly to the
economy.
- L - This means that psychological treatments for SZ have a positive impact on the economy as it provides a more longterm strategy for relapse avoidance.
- E - However,
psychological
therapies
have led to a
reduction in
relapse rates
and hospital
stays which
can be very
costly to the
economy.
- E - Drug
therapies
tend to be
cheaper than
psychological
therapies as
they don't
require regular
therapy
appointments.
- P - There's evidence to support the effectiveness.
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