CBT: IPT

Question 0

5 Subprograms

Answer 0

Cognitive differentiation, social perception, verbal communication, social competence and interpersonal problem solving.

Question 1

Concept

Answer 1

Group based CBT that tackles cognitive deficits and psychological rehabilitation.
Based upon underlying assumption that basic deficits in cognitive functioning prevent schizos showing higher levels of behavioural functioning.
Focuses on improving a persons ability to process sensory information, before honing higher level cognitive processing.

Question 2

Vinogradov 2008

Answer 2

Researched 55 volunteers with schizo.
Put them through various kinds of brain fitness training.
Afterwards group were better in cognitive tests, including venal learning and memory compared with control group.
Improvements were about twice a great as those previously seen before.
This training was more intensive and each volunteer did 50 hours a week over 10 weeks.
6 months later a questionnaire revealed their quality of life had been improved.

Question 3

Evaluation

Answer 3

Widely adopted as it was one of the first systematics comprehensive psychological treatments.
The effectiveness of IPT is inconsistent as some show improvements while others do not.

Question 4

Roder et al 2011

Answer 4

Summarised results of 36 studies in a meta analysis.
Found patients undergoing IPT showed significantly greater improvement in all outcome variables.
IPT patients maintained their positive effects it an average follow up period of 8.1 months.