Development of a group and family-based cognitive behavioural therapy program for youth at risk for psychosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The onset of psychosis typically occurs during adolescence or early adulthood and can have a detrimental impact on social and cognitive development. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) shows promise in reducing the risk of psychosis. Teaching families to apply CBT with their offspring may bolster therapeutic gains made in time-limited treatment. We developed a comprehensive group-and-family-based CBT (GF-CBT) program that aims to facilitate psychosocial recovery, decrease symptoms and prevent transition to psychosis in youth at risk. GF-CBT is grounded in ecological systems and cognitive theories, resilience models and research on information processing in delusions. The theoretical rationale and description of GF-CBT are presented together with a pilot study that evaluat

SUBMITTER: Landa Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5685498 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature