Improving treatments for psychotic disorders: beyond cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis
Barnaby Nelson, Lénie Torregrossa, Andrew Thompson, Louis A. Sass, Sohee Park, Jessica Hartmann, Patrick D. McGorry, M. Alvarez-Jimenez
Abstract
More effective treatments for people with psychotic disorders are urgently required. Here, we make three suggestions for progress: 1. Targeting the disorders' core phenomenological features ('phenomenological phenotype'), 2. Addressing social disconnection, isolation and loneliness, and 3. Leveraging 'hot' cognitions and using symptom capture approaches that combine psychotherapy with advances in technology and neuroscience.
Topics & Concepts
LonelinessPsychologyPsychosisPsychotherapistDisconnectionCognitionSocial isolationSchizophrenia (object-oriented programming)Cognitive behaviour therapyPsychiatryLawPolitical scienceSchizophrenia research and treatmentMental Health and PsychiatryMental Health Research Topics