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Recovery From Psychosis in Schizophrenia - The Impact of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

NCT00791440 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2012-12-13

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Summary

This study examines the impact of Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) on symptoms, physiological arousal, stressors, and the ways to deal with them in individuals with schizophrenia and related disorders. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the role cognitive coping strategies play in mediating the link between stress, physiological arousal, and psychotic symptoms in individuals with schizophrenia during recovery from psychosis.

Conditions

  • Schizophrenia
  • Schizoaffective Disorder
  • Schizophreniform Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive-Behavior Therapy

Weekly individual Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) to target hallucinations and delusions in addition to standard psychiatric treatment.

OTHER

Standard Psychiatric Treatment

Standard psychiatric treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • New York State Psychiatric Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David Kimhy, Ph.D. · Columbia University & New York State Psyciatric Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-11-30
Primary Completion
2012-06-30
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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