title: Cognitive-behavioral therapy in the pre-psychotic phase: an exploratory study.
abstract: Although the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in schizophrenia has been established for persistent psychotic symptoms, little information is available on the effects of CBT in the pre-psychotic phase. We developed a comprehensive CBT program for clients in the early initial prodromal state that showed good feasibility and promising treatment effects in an uncontrolled prospective study. The specificity of these effects needs to be explored in a controlled trial.
authors.affiliation: Cologne Early Recognition and Intervention Centre for Mental Crisis -- (FETZ), Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50924 Cologne, Germany. andreas.bechdolf@uk-koeln.de
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bechdolf
authors.forename: Verena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Veith
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schwarzer
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schormann
authors.forename: Elmar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stamm
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berning
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klosterkötter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013997:Time Factors