The Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment of Hallucinations and Delusions: A Preliminary Study
- 1 July 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
- Vol. 17 (3) , 267-282
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0141347300016700
Abstract
Five patients suffering from chronic and distressing psychotic symptoms were treated with a cognitive-behavioural approach designed to modify their beliefs that their auditory hallucinations were real, and to enhance their ability to control psychotic experiences. Four of the patients reported an increase in their ability to control hallucinations, but only one of these also reported a decreased frequency of hallucinating and a reduced belief in the reality of hallucinations. The discussion focusses on the implications for future interventions in this area.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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