title: Clinical efficacy of individual cognitive therapy in reducing psychiatric symptoms in people at ultra-high risk for psychosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Recently, cognitive therapy in people at ultra-high risk (UHR) for psychosis has been reported to show modest treatment benefits. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and efficacy of cognitive therapy in reducing psychiatric symptoms in UHR people in Korea.
  
  
  METHODS
  We developed cognitive therapy for people at UHR for psychosis inspired by Morrison in 2004. Twenty-two UHR subjects were assigned to cognitive therapy, and 18 subjects completed the 10-session therapy. Psychopathology scores were assessed at baseline and post-treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Cognitive therapy significantly reduced the severity of psychopathology including positive, negative and depressive symptoms. The within-group effect sizes indicated large treatment benefits for these psychopathologies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings suggest that cognitive therapy can be administered to people at UHR for psychosis in non-western culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Section of Affect and Neuroscience, Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul.
authors.forename: Kyung Ran
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Su Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jee In
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Bo Ra
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Soo-Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jin Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Eun
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Suk Kyoon
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Jun Soo
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012306:Risk