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How CBT may improve social functioning in schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Turkington Douglas,
Bryant Caroline
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.13
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychology , social functioning , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , cognitive psychology , psychiatry , distress
Improvement in social functioning is the key to recovery in schizophrenia.Here,the authors discuss how cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) may help improve social functioning and therefore complement drug treatment in people with schizophrenia. Copyright © 2007 Wiley Interface Ltd