ATLANTA – Now that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for psychosis is an established intervention, what are the novel ways it is being used, either alone or combined with cognitive remediation therapy, to help outpatients with mild to moderate symptoms?
In this video interview, Dr. Farooq Naeem, an associate professor of psychiatry at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., discusses how a variety of CBT therapies are proving cost effective with good patient outcomes. Dr. Naeem covers what is known as brief CBT, as well as online self-help CBT, and CBT combination therapies.
He pointed to success with brief CBT for psychosis that is delivered in 6 to 10 sessions, compared with the standard, which is 12 to 20 sessions.
Dr. Naeem also offered perspective on where CBT for psychosis is being delivered across the globe. “In England, possibly, you have the best coverage,” Dr. Naeem said at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Australia and New Zealand have had some success with CBT, he said, “but Canada and [the] U.S. are far behind.”
Dr. Naeem did not have any relevant disclosures.
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