Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is said to cause symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations because it can severely impair the thought process.

To treat these symptoms, there are antipsychotic medications and psychological therapies that are used in combination with antipsychotic medications, but there is no proof of the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy.

According to the conclusion of

 an experiment conducted to confirm this, there seems to be no evidence for cognitive behavioral therapy.

Sixty clinical trials were reviewed, involving 5922 patients.

The trials were randomly assigned to cognitive behavioral therapy or standard treatment.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy is used to help people reevaluate themselves and reduce behavioral tolerance and distress.

The results of

 this study showed that it was not significantly effective in reducing schizophrenia relapses in the long term, and although it reduced adverse events, the long-term effects were not sustained when compared to standard treatment.

The reviewers commented that

Currently, the available evidence on the effects of adding CBT to standard treatment for patients with schizophrenia is unclear and insufficient to draw clear conclusions.

Jones C, Hacker D, Xia J, Meaden A, Irving CB, Zhao S, Chen J, Shi C. Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care versus standard care for people with schizophrenia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018, Issue 12. Art. No.: CD007964. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007964.pub2 

When cognitive-behavioral therapy is used to treat physical problems

In the past, we have seen good results when cognitive behavioral therapy is used for physical problems.

The reason this was the case for schizophrenia is because

Could it be that the difference is between a state of diminished decision-making ability and a state of non-diminished decision-making ability?

We build will through action.

I think the first step is to try.