Metacognitive training for psychosis (MCT): a systematic meta-review of its effectiveness.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Metacognitive training for psychosis (MCT) targets cognitive biases implicated in the pathogenesis of psychosis, e.g., jumping to conclusions, overconfidence in errors, and inflexibility. This systematic meta-review investigated the current meta-analytic evidence for the effectiveness of MCT with respect to core symptom features in schizophrenia (i.e., positive symptoms, delusions and hallucinations, negative symptoms, and overall psychotic symptoms).

Data sources

This meta-review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42023447442) on July 28, 2023. Articles were searched across five electronic databases from January 1, 2007 to September 1, 2023.

Study selection

Meta-analyses addressing metacognitive interventions targeting psychotic symptoms were eligible for met

SUBMITTER: Meinhart A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12015532 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature