Knowra Cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis Cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis Cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis is a structured psychological treatment that helps people examine distressing psychotic experiences, reconsider interpretations, and develop coping strategies without requiring them to reject their experiences.
Cognitive restructuring : A therapeutic method for identifying and evaluating thoughts and developing more balanced interpretations. Therapists help test interpretations of voices or unusual beliefs while respecting the person’s perspective.
Auditory verbal hallucination : The experience of hearing speech without an external speaker producing it. Therapy may examine the meaning, triggers, and impact of distressing voices.
Psychosis : A mental state involving significant changes in perception, belief, or thought that affect contact with shared reality. The therapy addresses distress associated with psychotic experiences rather than treating a single diagnosis.
Antipsychotic : A medication used to reduce psychotic symptoms, often by affecting dopamine signaling. Medication is a distinct treatment that may be used alongside psychological therapy.
NICE guideline on psychosis and schizophrenia in adults : A UK clinical guideline offering recommendations for assessing and treating psychosis and schizophrenia in adults. It recommends offering CBT alongside antipsychotic medication for many people with psychosis.
Metacognitive awareness : Awareness and evaluation of one’s own thinking processes. Noticing thoughts as mental events can loosen the grip of threatening interpretations.
Persecutory delusion : A fixed belief that someone intends harm, despite insufficient supporting evidence. Therapy can reduce threat-related distress and examine predictions about danger.
Cognitive behavioral therapy : A structured psychotherapy that examines links among thoughts, feelings, behavior, and circumstances. CBT for psychosis adapts this broader approach to unusual experiences and their personal meanings.
Cognitive remediation therapy : A behavioral intervention that practices cognitive skills such as attention, memory, and problem-solving. It targets cognitive difficulties more directly than therapy focused on distressing experiences.
Cochrane Library : A collection of systematic reviews evaluating evidence about health interventions. Its reviews assess outcomes and limits in trials of psychological treatments for psychosis.
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