psychological therapies for schizophrenia

Question 1

support for effectiveness of CBT

Answer 1

jauhar et al.

Question 2

what does jauhar et al. support

Answer 2

effectiveness of CBT

Question 3

describe jauhar et al.

Answer 3

reviewed results of 34 studies of CBT for schizophrenia. concluded that CBT has a significant but fairly small effect on both positive and negative symptoms.

Question 4

support for effectiveness of family therapy

Answer 4

pharoah et al.

Question 5

what does pharoah et al. support

Answer 5

effectiveness of family therapy

Question 6

describe pharoah et al.

Answer 6

reviewed the effectiveness of family therapy and concluded that there is moderate evidence to show that family therapy reduces readmission to hospital over a year, and improves the patients’ quality of life.

Question 7

contradictory evidence for the effectiveness of token economy

Answer 7

mcmonagle and sultana

Question 8

what does mcmonagle and sultana contradict

Answer 8

effectiveness of token economy

Question 9

describe mcmonagle and sultana

Answer 9

reviewed studies of token economy in schizophrenia, finding that only 3 studies used random allocation (bad methodology) and only 1 provided significant support for it as a useful treatment.