Cbt As Treatment

Question 1

What is the aim

Answer 1

Involves helping the patients identify irrational thoughts and attempting to change them

Question 2

What can cba involve

Answer 2

Discussions of how likely the patients beliefs are to be true to help them cope with symptoms

Question 3

Who recommends CBT

Answer 3

NICE with 16 sessions

Question 4

After initial assessment what will patient be asked to apply

Answer 4

ELLIS ABC MODEL
ACTIVATION
BELIEF
CONSEQUENCE

Question 5

What is critical collaborative analysis

Answer 5

Therapist uses gentle questioning to help the patient understand illogical conclusions

Question 6

By the end of the therapy what should the patient develop

Answer 6

Their own alternative explanations for their previously unhealthy assumptions

Question 7

Supporting evidence - derived NICE reviews of the treatment.

Answer 7

Symptoms have their origin in faulty cognition is reinforced by the success of cognitive based therapies.

Patients encouraged to evaluate their content of their delusions

The review found consistent evidence that when compared to treatment of antipsychotics CBT was more effective in reducing symptom severity

Question 8

Limitation - Despite being recommended by NICE there is lack of availability

Answer 8

Estimated that only 1/10 of those who would benefit from CBT have access to it

Survey by HADDOCK found 187 randomly selected patients with diagnosis of SZ only 13 offered CBT

Lots failed to attend or refuse treatment