Background Cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) is considered to be effective for the
symptoms of schizophrenia. However, this view is based mainly on meta-analysis, whose …

Abstract The Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) psychosocial
treatment recommendations provide a comprehensive summary of current evidence-based …

Background Proponents of early intervention have argued that outcomes might be improved
if more therapeutic efforts were focused on the early stages of schizophrenia or on people …

BackgroundEarly intervention services for psychosis aim to detect emergent symptoms,
reduce the duration of untreated psychosis, and improve access to effective treatments …

Loneliness may be related to psychotic symptoms but a comprehensive synthesis of the
literature in this area is lacking. The primary aim of the current study is to provide a …

Loneliness can be operationalized as the actual or perceived absence of those social
relationships that serve to meet basic emotional needs. In contrast to solitude, a chosen …

Objective Meta-analyses have demonstrated the efficacy of various interventions for
psychosis, and a small number of studies have compared such interventions. The aim of this …

Background The effect of cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp) on the core
symptoms of schizophrenia has proven contentious, with current meta-analyses finding at …

BackgroundAlthough cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is claimed to be effective in
schizophrenia, major depression and bipolar disorder, there have been negative findings in …

BackgroundNegative symptoms observed in patients with psychotic disorders undermine
quality of life and functioning. Antipsychotic medications have a limited impact …