Efficacy of Psychological Treatments for Patients With Schizophrenia and Relevant Negative Symptoms: A Meta-Analysis

Abstract: Background: Recent meta-analyses on the efficacy of psychological treatments for the negative symptoms of schizophrenia included mostly trials that had not specifically targeted negative symptoms. To gauge the efficacy of such treatments in the target patient population – namely people with schizophrenia who experience negative symptoms – we conducted a meta-analysis of controlled trials that had established an inclusion criterion for relevant negative symptom severity. Method: We conducted a systematic literature search and calculated random-effects meta-analyses for controlled post-treatment effects and for pre-post changes within treatment arms. Separate analyses were conducted for different therapeutic approaches. Our primary outcome was reduction in negative symptoms; secondary outcomes were amotivation, reduced expression, and functioning. Results: Twelve studies matched our inclusion criteria, testing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) vs. treatment-as-usual (k = 6), Cogniti.... https://cpe.psychopen.eu/index.php/cpe/article/view/2899

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Efficacy of Psychological Treatments for Patients With Schizophrenia and Relevant Negative Symptoms: A Meta-Analysis ; volume:2 ; number:3 ; day:30 ; month:09 ; year:2020 ; Clinical psychology in Europe ; 2, Heft 3 (30.09.2020)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Marcel Riehle ; Mara Cristine Böhl ; Matthias Pillny ; Tania Marie Lincoln

Further information

• DOI: 10.32872/cpe.v2i3.2899
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020101416094627582071
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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