Abstract The Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) psychosocial
treatment recommendations provide a comprehensive summary of current evidence-based …

BackgroundNegative symptoms observed in patients with psychotic disorders undermine
quality of life and functioning. Antipsychotic medications have a limited impact …

This has been an important year for how patient care in the English NHS is organised, with
the Health and Social Care Act (2012) introducing substantial changes for the NHS. One of …

Abnormal and Clinical Psychology aims to introduce and evaluate the conceptual models of
mental health problems and their treatment, as well as to provide valuable analyses of …

During recent decades, the field of treatment of schizophrenia has lacked empirical,
systematic outcome studies that support psychodynamic psychotherapy as an evidence …

The broad aim of the present study was to gain a greater understanding of the processes
that contribute to negative symptoms and social functioning in schizophrenia. More …

Antipsychotic pharmacotherapy is the standard of care for the treatment of schizophrenia.
Although pharmacotherapy effectively improves some symptoms, others can remain …

This study aimed at determining the effectiveness of group cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)
for recent onset psychosis in comparison with a recognized intervention for individuals with …

Negative symptoms have been considered to be specific to schizophrenia or a subtype of
schizophrenia: the deficit syndrome. In other words, these symptoms have been considered …

Objective: Publicly funded cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for mental disorders is
scarce in Canada, despite proven efficacy and guidelines recommending its use. This paper …