CBT has been widely practised as a method of addressing both negative and positive symptoms of schizophrenia. The treatment is combined with other forms of medication for increased efficiency. The clinicians use behavioural concepts to address the underlying problems in patients. The objective of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis with an aim of explaining the current issues and advancements in the CBT of schizophrenia. The scope of the study was limited to the cognitive behavioural treatment of schizophrenia. The research focused on the current issues and the advancements in the CBT treatment of schizophrenia.
The methodology used in this study involved the use of secondary sources from few databases the majority being those published in SSCI. The selection criteria were based on the relevance as well as the time of publication with exceptions on cases where the only publication available was not within the time-frame of the selection criteria. The selection of literature was done by searching for the journals which were indexed in the social science citation index and a few that were indexed in the PubMed database.
The study showed that the CBT of schizophrenia is an effective method of addressing the symptoms of schizophrenia. The CBT was used to address issues such as delusion, hallucination, and co-morbidity among other negative and positive symptoms. However, the measure of the level of effectiveness remains an issue that is yet to be addressed. In addition to that, little is known about the effects of CBT in the treatment of schizophrenia.
Key words: Cognitive Behavioural treatment (CBT), schizophrenia, psychosis, negative symptoms, improvement
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