CBT Offers No Advantages Over Other Psychosocial Therapy in Schizophrenia

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Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care versus standard care plus other psychosocial treatments for people with schizophrenia

Plain language summary Is Cognitive behavioural therapy as effective as other psychosocial treatments for people with schizophrenia Background People with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia can experience severe disturbances in their thought processes, which may lead to delusions (beliefs that are not based on reality) and hallucinations (seeing and hearing things that are not really there). The standard care for people with schizophrenia is antipsychotic medication, but these medications are not always successful on their own and additional treatments such as psychosocial therapies (including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)) are recommended for people with schizophrenia. C…