The cognitive model of negative symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the dysfunctional belief systems associated with negative symptoms in schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The hypothesized cognitive model of negative symptoms, proposed nearly twenty years ago, is the most prevalent psychological framework for conceptualizing negative symptoms in schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs). The aim of this study was to comprehensively validate the model for the first time, specifically by quantifying the relationships between negative symptom severity and all related dysfunctional beliefs.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted using MEDLINE and PsychINFO, supplemented by manual reviews of reference lists and Google Scholar. Eligible studies were peer-reviewed with data on the direct cross-sectional association between negative symptoms and at least one relevant dysfunctional belief in SSD patients. Screening and data extraction were

SUBMITTER: Saperia S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11968129 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature