Schizophrenia - SS3 - Therapies - CBT

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Which 3 psychologists suggest that CBT is effective?
Drury et al, Kuipers et al & Gould et al
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What did Drury et al find benefits in terms of?
A reduction of positive symptoms and a 25-50% reduction in recovery time for patients given a combination of antipsychotics and CBT
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What did Kuipers et al find with CBT?
Lower patient drop out rates and greater patient satisfaction when used in addition to antipsychotic medication
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What did Gould et al find in a meta-analysis of 7 studies?
A significant decrease in positive symptoms of schizophrenia after treatment
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Why is CBT appropriate?
CBT works by creating less distressing explanations for e psychotic experiences rather than trying to eliminate them completely = safety behaviours
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How did Kingdon & Kirschen show CBT to be inappropriate?
Studied 142 patients and found many were not suitable for CBT as psychiatrists believed they would not full engage with the therapy & older patients deemed less suitable than younger ones
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