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BATTLING BOREDOM: GROUP COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY FOR NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2002

Louise C. Johns ,
William Sellwood ,
John McGovern  and
Gillian Haddock
Louise C. Johns
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
William Sellwood
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, UK
John McGovern
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, UK
Gillian Haddock
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, UK
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Abstract

We conducted a pilot group intervention for negative symptoms, particularly targeting avolition/apathy. A baseline control design was used. Six patients were recruited, and four completed the group. The main inclusion criteria were clinically significant negative symptoms, plus associated distress and concern. The group involved 16 sessions, which were cognitive behavioural in approach. The main outcome measures were the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms, and the Subject Experience of Negative Symptoms Scale. Patients showed a reduction in avolition/apathy, and two patients reported reduced distress. These preliminary results suggest that group CBT is a possible intervention for negative symptoms.

Keywords

Group CBTnegative symptomsschizophrenia
Type
Brief Clinical Reports
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , July 2002 , pp. 341 - 346
Copyright
© 2002 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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