COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY VERSUS SUPPORTIVE THERAPY FOR PERSISTENT POSITIVE SYMPTOMS IN PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS: THE POSITIVE STUDY, A MULTICENTER, PROSPECTIVE, SINGLE-BLIND, RANDOMISED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL

Cognitive behavioural therapy versus supportive therapy for persistent positive symptoms in psychotic disorders: The POSITIVE Study, a multicenter, prospective, single-blind, randomised controlled clinical trial

Abstract Background It has been demonstrated that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has a moderate effect on symptom reduction and on general well being of patients suffering from psychosis.However, questions regarding the specific efficacy of CBT, the treatment safety, the cost-effectiveness, and the moderators and mediators of treatment effects

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