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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Treatment :. CBT can help you to change how you think ("Cognitive") and what you do ("Behaviour)". These changes can help you to feel better. Unlike some of the other talking treatments, it focuses on the "here and now" problems and difficulties. Instead of focussing on the causes of your distress or symptoms in the past, it looks for ways to improve your state of mind now..
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6. Harrington et al (1998) found some key published reviews of CBT effectiveness have ignored studies that show CBT in a less positive light.
7. Until recently, it has been widely believed that schizophrenia does not respond to psychological therapies and can only be treated by drugs. However, Chadwick, Sambrooke, Rasch and Davies (2000) found that CBT is effective in tackling the cognitive aspects of schizophrenia and it appears that improvements in this area have a positive effect on patients quality of life
8. Most studies have focused on the short-term benefits on patients with symptoms of one condition. However, we know little about the long-term effects of CBT or its effects on patients with a broad range of symptoms.