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Developments in Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy for Persistent Psychotic Symptoms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

Gillian Haddock ,
William Sellwood ,
Nicholas Tarrier  and
Lawrence Yusupoff
Gillian Haddock*
Affiliation:
University Hospital of South Manchester
William Sellwood
Affiliation:
University Hospital of South Manchester
Nicholas Tarrier
Affiliation:
University Hospital of South Manchester
Lawrence Yusupoff
Affiliation:
University Hospital of South Manchester
*
Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University Hospital of South Manchester, Nell Lane, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 8LR, Great Britain
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Abstract

This paper is a review of studies on psychological treatments for positive psychotic symptoms, and a detailed description of two of these studies, the Manchester Symptom Project, which aimed to decrease positive symptoms by training patients in effective coping strategies, and the Liverpool Auditory Hallucination project, which aimed to provide a cognitive-behavioural treatment for individuals with persistent and distressing voices. The results from these studies indicate that enduring positive symptoms which have not responded to neuroleptic medication can be effectively treated by psychological methods.

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Special Issue: Behaviour Therapy and Schizophrenia — Part One
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Behaviour Change , Volume 11 , Issue 4: Special Issue: Behaviour Therapy and Schizophrenia – Part One , December 1994 , pp. 200 - 212
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1994

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