A02 psychological therapies for schizo

Question 1

Whatvare the 2 sections on cbt

Answer 1

Effectiveness of cbt

Appropriateness of cbt

Question 2

Whatvare the 2 sections for effectiveness of cbt

Answer 2

Research support

How much is due to the effects of cbt alone

Question 3

Talk about research support for effectiveness cbt

How support

Answer 3

Gould

Question 4

What did gould do and find

Answer 4

Meta analysis

Sig decrease in the positive symptoms of schizo after treatment

Question 5

Talk about how much is due to the effects of cbt alone

Answer 5

Most studies were conducted on patients who also had anti psychotic medication

So it’s hard to tell the effectiveness of cbt independent of anti psychotic medications it may be due to meds

Question 6

What are the 2 sections for the appropriateness of cbt

Answer 6

Negative symptoms

Who benefits

Question 7

Tall about negative symptoms

Answer 7

Cbt works by generation less distress explanations for psychotic xps rather than trying to eliminate them

Negative symptoms may serve a useful function for the person and so can be understood as seater behaviours.
E.g. strong expresión of emotions increases medication or hospital admission. Inactivity and withdraw seen as a way if avoiding making positive symptoms worse

So it offers hope of alleviating these maladaptive thought processes

Question 8

Talk about who benefits

Answer 8

Cbt with meds thought to be beneficial

Question 9

Talk about who tested who benefits

Answer 9

Kingdon

Question 10

What did kingdon do and find

Answer 10

Many patients not suitable for cbt cz psychiatrists be lived they would not fully engage with the therapy.
Especially older patients

Question 11

Whatvare the 2 sections for the psychodynamic therapy

Answer 11

Effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy

Appropriateness of psychodynamic therapy

Question 12

Whatvare the 2 sections of effectiveness psychodynamic therapy

Answer 12

Sre ser ach support

Contradictory findings

Question 13

Talk about reserved support for psych

Answer 13

Impossible to draw conclusions for or against the effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy
Some have even found it harmful PORT

Question 14

Who tested and found its effective

Answer 14

Gottdiener

Question 15

Gottdiener

Answer 15

Meta analysis

66% of those receiving psychotherapy improved after treatment compared with only 35% who didn’t receive psychotgerapy

Question 16

Talk about contradicting finding who tested them

Answer 16

May

Vandenbos

Question 17

What did may and Vandenbos do and fin

Answer 17

May
Patients treated with medication along had better outcomes than therapy alone or mix

But Vandenbos found patients treated with therapy improved better than those treated with meds alone

Question 18

What are the 2 sections on appropriateness of therapy

Answer 18

Combination therapy

Costs and benefits

Question 19

Talk about combination therapy

Answer 19

Apa found that combination of meds and therapy was appropriate for treating schizo

American psychiatric association

Question 20

Talk about costs and benefits

Answer 20

Expenses are high time and effort so people think cz there’s no major difference in terms of effectiveness to meds it’s not worth the expenses so it’s not appropriate