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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Coping Training for Persistent Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenia: a Naturalistic Follow‐up Study of the Durability of Effects by D. Wiersma; J. A. Jenner; G. Van De Willige; M. Spakman; F. J. Nienhuis is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Objective: To investigate the durability of positive effects of cognitive behaviour therapy (cbt) with coping training on psychotic symptoms and social functioning. ## Method: Forty patients with schizophrenia or related psychotic disorders and refractory auditory hallucinations were given cbt and coping training in an integrated single family treatment programme. in a naturalistic study patients were followed after 2 and 4 years since the start of treatment. ## Results: The treatment improved overall burden of 'hearing voices', with a generalization into daily functioning. improvement with regard to fear, loss of control, disturbance of thought and interference with thinking was sustained by 60% of the patients while one-third improved further. complete disappearance of hallucinations occurred in 18% of the patients. ## Conclusion: Cbt with coping training can improve both overall symptomatology and quality of life, even over longer periods of time, but a status of persistent disablement indicates a continuing need for mental health care.

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Author

D. Wiersma; J. A. Jenner; G. Van De Willige; M. Spakman; F. J. Nienhuis

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0001-690X)

Published

2001

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Social Sciences)