Symptoms of Depression,
Positive Symptoms of Psychosis, and Suicidal Ideation Among Adults Diagnosed With Schizophrenia Within the Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness.
Not exact matches
Sixty participants who each had at least one
positive and distressing
symptom of psychosis that was medication - resistant were randomly allocated between a CBT and standard care condition (n = 28) and a standard care only control condition (n = 32).
301 people aged 18 — 65 years (218 without carers, 83 with carers) with non-affective
psychosis (ICD - 10 category F2 and DSM - IV) and a second or subsequent psychotic episode not more than 3 months before the trial began, plus a rating
of at least 4 for one or more
positive symptoms on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale
positive symptoms on the
Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale
Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS).
Prognostic factors Severity
of positive and negative
symptoms (schedules for
positive and negative
symptoms); course
of illness over the past 2 years; level
of functioning (Global Assessment
of Functioning scale (GAF)-RRB-; premorbid functioning (Premorbid Adjustment scale); duration
of untreated
psychosis (interview for retrospective assessment
of onset
of schizophrenia); days
of hospitalisation; number
of contacts with psychiatric services; number
of days in supported housing.
This review will consider studies that include the following outcome measures: the primary outcome is preventing progression to
psychosis (incidences
of sub threshold
psychosis and first - episode
psychosis), the secondary outcomes such as
symptoms of psychosis (both
positive and negative
symptoms), psychosocial functioning, depression, anxiety and quality
of life.
Randomized Controlled Trial
of Clozapine and CBT for First - Episode
Psychosis with Enduring
Positive Symptoms: A Pilot Study.
A trial
of CT in acute
psychosis conducted by the authors has shown a significant impact on the rate and degree
of recovery
of positive symptoms, the focus
of the intervention.