Can cognitive behaviour therapy beneficially influence arousal mechanisms in psychosis?
Cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp) is an approved adjunct therapy for patients with psychotic disorders; however, we do not fully understand the neurobiological effects that this therapy may exert. Arousal, as measured by electroencephalography (EEG), provides a useful electrophysiological marker for assessing psychotic disorders. EEG studies may therefore serve as a useful measure for assessing the underlying effects of CBTp in psychotic disorders.
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Fleur M
FM
Howells
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.|Department of Psychiatry, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
David S
DS
Baldwin
Department of Psychiatry, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
David G
DG
Kingdon
D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D055724:Electrophysiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
alpha band; alpha desynchronization; cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp); electroencephalography (EEG); schizophrenia; theta band