Improving treatments for psychotic disorders: beyond cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis

Psychosis. 2021;13(1):78-84. doi: 10.1080/17522439.2020.1742200. Epub 2020 Jun 19.

Abstract

More effective treatments for people with psychotic disorders are urgently required. Here, we make three suggestions for progress: 1. Targeting the disorders' core phenomenological features ('phenomenological phenotype'), 2. Addressing social disconnection, isolation and loneliness, and 3. Leveraging 'hot' cognitions and using symptom capture approaches that combine psychotherapy with advances in technology and neuroscience.

Keywords: CBT; neurofeedback; phenomenology; psychosis; treatment.