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Cognitive Behavioral Approaches for Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

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Schizophrenia, and other primary psychotic disorders, are complex and heterogeneous in symptom presentation. Until fairly recently, primary psychotic disorders have been thought of as primarily “organic” and responsive only to medication. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) represents a promising adjunctive approach to pharmacotherapy for treatment refractory psychosis. CBT is based on a cognitive behavioral formulation of psychosis and associated distress and functional impairment and is provided in the context of a strong therapeutic alliance. This chapter reviews clinical tips for forming a collaborative stance with patients suffering from psychosis as well as CBT techniques for targeting hallucinations and delusions. A case illustration is provided.

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Marcus, P.H., Cather, C. (2016). Cognitive Behavioral Approaches for Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders. In: Petersen, T., E. Sprich, S., Wilhelm, S. (eds) The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Current Clinical Psychiatry. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2605-3_14

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